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"we're the pogues, and our mission is to have a great time.. all the time."

"The Outer Banks, Paradise on Earth. It's the sort of place where you either have two jobs, or two houses. Two tribes, one island." Corinne introduced her home town, smiling directly towards her retro camera. She loved videoing herself, for she dreamed to show her future kids her childhood.

"All right, this is Figure Eight. The rich side of the island. Home of the Kooks. Which is why, we don't really look forward to stepping in their territory. Nothing good ever comes out of it." she explained, not forgetting to gag when she mentioned the word 'kooks'

A few minutes later, she found herself driving through her side of the island. "And then, this is the south side or cut, whatever floats your boat. Home of the working class who make a living busing table, washing yachts, running charters, you get the gist. The natural habitat of. . . drumroll, please. . . the Pogues. That's us." she stated, a huge grin on her face. Being a pogue had its cons but she wouldn't change it for the world.

"Pogues, pogies, the throwaway fish. Lowest member of the food chain. Okay. So, the downside of the pogue life is we're ignored and neglected. But the upside of Pogue life? You guessed it; We're ignored and neglected, which means we do whatever we want, whenever we want."

Corinne found a place to park and sat down under a large, hanging tree. It was a shaded area, perfect to finish the rest of the video.

"Let me tell you some more about me. Im Corinne. Corinne Blanche. Ive lived in the Outer Banks my whole life. Born and raised. I come from a family of four. My mom, dad and brother. I don't hold a very good relationship with them, but i guess that's just life as a pogue. My father doesn't do much. He stays at home, watches his shows on our shitty TV and ignores everything around him. My mom's a cop, trying hard to earn money to bring home to us at the end of the day. My older brother, Pierre, is a complete and utter asshole, to say the least.He managed to sneak his way into the Kook group with Rafe and his dogs. In my opinion, i think they're using him because our mom's a cop. Believe it or not, Pierre has gotten Rafe out of trouble many times. They do treat him right though, giving him free drinks and letting him chill at their place. Pathetic, really."

Cori looked down at her lap before looking back up with s tight smile. "I don't know why i'm talking about him, this is all about me. Let me introduce you to who i roll with."

She grabbed a polaroid picture out of her cargo shorts and waved it in front of the camera. "That's John B. My best friend since the 3rd grade. He stopped a boy from tugging on my hair, which I'm forever grateful for. What? Hair is a girl's best friend. Anyway, im getting distracted. He lives in the chateau on his own. He used to be accompanied by his dad, but that was until he went missing. Poor John. I could trust him with anything."

Another polaroid was pulled from her shorts, but this time spotting a female. " And thats Kiara, or Kie , as we call her. She's been my best friend ever since she left the dark side. The dark side being the Kooks, by the way. When she's not trying to promote saving the planet, or listening to Marley, she hangs out with us. None of us are quite sure why but damn are we glad she's here! She's a rich kid, her family owning the wreck, which i 100% recommend."

She pulled out a 3rd polaroid. "And that's Pope. The smartest guy i know. Actually, i think he's the only smart guy i know. He's the brains of the operation. A finalist for the Lucas T. Vanderhorst Merit Scholarship. It's hard to get somewhere in life when being a Pogue so i'm forever proud of how far he has come."

A final photo was presented to the camera. "And that's JJ. I also came to know of his existence in the third grade, alongside John B. John B introduced us to eachother and ever since then, JJ has been my bad influence, but i wouldn't have it any other way. Our relationship is quite confusing, but that's a story for another time."

She set the camera up against the tree and placed her hands in her lap. "And that's my crew!"

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AUTHORS NOTE

i finally did it! ive been waiting to write for this for so long but never had the motivation. But alas, here it is. A short chapter just to introduce you more to Corinne.

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