Bad Timing - Jiara (JJ Maybank & Kiara Carrera)

Chapter 11

"She said she's at Sarah's, she'll be here any moment now" Mike commented, signaling for JJ to come inside and wait for her.

"Mr. Carrera? I don't really know about this, maybe I should've have come here" JJ was sweating, apprehension was visible in his uncomfortableness.

"Look JJ, I already told you what you needed to hear, I don't have to say it again" Mike says rather coldly, which made JJ even more anxious.

"I am just having seconds thoughts; y-you know what actually I am actually going back to the chateau" JJ stated as he noticed Mike's slight disapproval. But Mike was just putting the mask he always put on when JJ was mentioned.

Perhaps, he didn't like admitting that he felt sorrow for him when he was the one who counted all the times he had screwed up, but that JJ was really trying to be better, was what persuaded him to go after JJ who was heading for the door after his waiting for Mike to stop him from leaving. 

"JJ, no wait!" He opened the door after JJ had closed it, making JJ do a 360 degree to face him again.

"don't leave, you two need to see each other, it's her birthday tomorrow" Mike tried to argue, but JJ had already made his mind up then.

"I know...you have to understand where I'm coming from, t-this was a mistake, I am really sorry Mr. Carrera, I can't tell her I can be here at all times, because I really can't, I can't take it, I have to go back I'm sorry, and I'll never be in the mood to be chased by paparazzi" JJ stammered nervously, his hands slightly shaking at the unfamiliarity that was speaking his feelings out loud.

"You can't be in isolation forever, you have to get out, the sooner the better" Mike attempted again, but JJ just shook his head.

"I know, I am really sorry, I just can't get her hopes up-" JJ reasoned, before Mike finally realized this what he does before he breaks his daughter's heart; freak out.

"then let her down again...you don't want to let her down again" Mike continued the boy's sentence, followed by JJ looking down in shame.

"Hey, I understand, just know that when I told you she missed you, I wasn't lying" Mike concluded as JJ nodded, stopping the tears trying to escape the prison that is his eyes.

"I know...I miss her too. Just t-tell her that, no wait, don't tell her, she'll know you're in contact with me" JJ faltered as Mike scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.

"yeah, uhm, she already knows that, my bad" He joked, trying to make breaking the news easier, followed by JJ looking at him haphazardly.

"s- she kind of figured it out herself" Mike stated, shrugging, slightly proud of Kie for that.
"yeah, she's pretty smart, I'd be concerned if she didn't" JJ jests as both him and Mike let out a sight chuckle.

"try to at least be there for her birthday?" Mike said, as if with pleading eyes, knowing how much it would crush his daughter if he didn't see her on her special day. JJ just nodded, yet it was enough to assure Mike that he'll try again the night of her birthday, and attempt to come back again.

"see you JJ, take care" Mike said with a smile plastered onto his face, and it looked pretty genuine to JJ, and that it truly was, is what made him smile back.

A short period of time went by, then Kiara came into the house, greeting her dad before heading to her room, more dejected that when she left, which was impossible, for she was pretty upset.

"hey, everything okay? How's sarah?" Mike leans against the side of the door in Kie's room as his daughter falls head first on her bed with tiresome.

"No, Sarah's great" Kiara replied, even though she just stood her best friend up with no explanation, internally beating herself up.

"u-uh when is mom coming?" Kiara changes the subject before her father could see through her lies.

"a few hours, why are you asking?" Mike questioned curiously with his eyebrows pulled together as a grin appears on Kie's face

"you think I can go out past my curfew?" She asked with pleading eyes, scrunching her nose as she awaits her father's scold.

"where to? You just came back from Sarah's!" He said rather jokingly than upset, which made her open her eyes with a huge smile smuggled on her face.

"you know how I was telling you about Keggers-" She gets up from her bed and searches through her closet, already knowing if her father didn't directly say no from the beginning, then he could easily be convinced. Her favorite pink jacket brushed against her hand, bringing back the memories of her and JJ from not so long ago, Her father's voice zoned her back in a few seconds later after getting JJ of off her mind reluctantly.

"...the only thing I got out of that conversation was how dangerous these kind of parties are" Mike cut her off to add aridly as he shook his head in frustration

"well, yes, but, I am really careful, and my friends are like- really, really muscular," she paused to slightly laugh, "and I promise I'll be safe, and I won't drink-" Kie went back to being cautious and trying her best to put her innocent face one, the one she had on a few months ago, precisely, four months ago, before she met JJ and the Pogues, but she would rather be the person she is now than who she was before them, for that girl was just another rich kook in love with Chase Thornton, except he didn't love her like she wanted to be loved, like JJ loved her, or more so proved his love rather than falsely admitting it.

"alright, alright" Her father gave in, yet still scared of the risk he's taking, but then again, he was proud of Kiara for achieving her own happiness, independently, even though the guy she was in love with wasn't present, and even though she would be much more joyful is he was here, something in his guts told him that JJ would also give in to kie's eyes in that photo of hers in his drawer, and come back just like his eyes said he'd try.

" I'll just sneak in in the morning" Kiara said calmly as she's done it before, but her father was unaware of that, so she tried to sound more unfamiliar to the subject.

"Kiara! Covering for you for a few hours will pass but for a whole day, you know I can't go against your mother's words like this!" Her dad disapproved, or as kie would joke about it he was on 'scold-mode', but it was only for a few seconds because kie was practically begging him.

"Oh come on dad! we're celebrating the last day of me being 18 and stupid before I have responsibilities and collage and stuff," Kiara said, visibly cringing at her words, as if not wanting them to come true.

"please" she said, over-extending the e to the point where it got irritating, Mike consequently rolling his eyes, not wanting to admit his approval, for he was going to be scolded to if Anna caught them.

"thanks dad" Kiara pressed a light kiss on his cheek before she found her way out, chuckling at the words he then shouted over the distance; "don't get caught or else we'll both be grounded!"

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a/n: double update bc we just hit 9K !!!

also, do you think JJ will show up when kie is enjoying her last day being 18, or the next day when she is 19? or is he going to even show up at all?

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and pleaseeee comment of a tittle for this book because i keep changing it and i have no clue what to dooooo