CHAPTER FOUR

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"So what's the plan?" JJ asked

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"So what's the plan?" JJ asked. Their initial attempt to tell someone about the boat had been completely ignored. Everyone was so wrapped up in their own problems that they didn't have time to help. That left the group to try to come up with a new ploy to get their finders fee.

"I think I know how we're going to find the guy who owns this boat," John B told the four of us, holding up the motel key.

"No, no, no," Pope protested. "We don't know who's room that is, okay. It could belong to anyone!"

"Well, I'm in," JJ said, throwing the key over Pope's head to Kiarra.

"Come on," Kie pleaded with Pope. "We'll be look out!"

"You got to live a little, Pope," Gina said, putting her hands on his shoulders and steering him back towards the HMS Pogue. "It'll be a fun adventure!"

"Finders fee," John B reminded him, "just sayin'. And hey, at least you'll only be an accomplice."

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"I thought the Chateau looked bad," JJ whistled as they pulled up to the beaten down motel.

"What a shit show," Pope commented.

"Is this a motel or meth lab?" Kiarra joked.

"You be the judge," Gina finished.

"Doesn't look like somewhere someone with a Grady White would stay," John B said as they all continued to stare at the demolished building.

"No, it looks like a place where someone with a Grady White would get killed," Pope said as they got closer to the bank.

"This is your captain speaking," JJ said, pretending to talk into a radio again. "HMS Pogue coming in for a landing."

"Gigi," Pope called as Gina got off the boat to go with JJ and John B. "Don't let them doing anything stupid."

"Oh, Pope," Gina smiled. "It'll be my stupid idea that gets us in trouble."

"Yeah it will!" JJ laughed, slinging his arm over her shoulder.

"Be careful," Kie said, stepping closer to John B. "I mean it."

John B laughed awkwardly.

"JJ and I will be careful too, Kie," Gina mocked, smirking at the girl who stuck her tongue out.

"Why are all of these mattresses out here?" John B asked as they walked to the hotel and left Kie and Pope at the boat.

"After a hurricane you have to toss the mattresses cause they get all moldy," Gina explained, knowing because of her mom's job.

"Just be so careful John B," JJ joked, grabbing his friend's face.

"God, you're so weird!" John B said, shoving JJ off of him.

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