Where is the love?// JJ Maybank

Chapter 3

John B exited his room, walking through his house cluttered with beer cans and joints. He went to the kitchen, grabbing a beer when he walked in the living room he was met with the sight of his favourite couple on his couch. John B whacked JJ's legs as he went by, "JJ, have you been outside?"

"I got polio bro, I can't walk." He said causing Emilie to groan at the vibration of his chest.

JJ got up to get a beer from the fridge leaving Emilie to sit in the bed, "There was a song in my dream, but I don't remember the name of it and it's killing me." She said climbing out of bed wrapped in the blanket she's had since she was 2.

"Let's hear it." The boy said opening his bottle.

"It went like, people kildren ," she paused to think, "Children peekle, keep on dying," she shakes her head muttering a quick 'no', "Maybe it was, um, people children keep on dying." She looked at him hoping he would know.

"Everything you just said, was bunch of gibberish," he said smiling at his girl, "Come on, let's go see John B. As they exited the house hand in hand, Emilie continued to mutter the song she had been singing.

"Agatha did some work, huh?" JJ said, letting go of her hand, letting his eyes roam on the yard in front of him.

"Yeah she did," John B replied.

The two boys continued to talk to each other, but Emilie couldn't stop thinking about the song. She continued singing her made up lyrics to herself.

"Em," John B called, "You coming?"

"Where?" She asked.

"Fishing." JJ replied.

"Ew, I hate fishing." She said climbing in the boat they had named the "HMS Pogue".

"Molly stay here we'll be back!" She called to her dog, "I love you and I'll miss you!"

The 3 made their way through the water taking in all the damage. "Hey, Johnny Boi?" Emilie called from her spot next to JJ.

"Yeah?" he called back.

"Have you ever heard that song that goes, Children peekle keepoo dying?" She asked him.

John B makes a face and looks at JJ, "The fuck did she say?" He asked him. JJ only shrugged not knowing what the girl said either.

"It was in my dream." She told him.

As they continued through the water they waved at all the people they passed.

"Hey, ms. Amy, John B yelled to a woman cleaning the dock. "You get through it?"

"Still here." She said back.

"She totally look at me," John B stated.

"Eww John B, she's like...old, that's icky." Emilie told him.

They continued to look around, "Look at this place," John B said.

"Agatha what did you do?" JJ called out dramatically.

"She a crazy lady" John B stated.

"One time when me and my mom where driving to the dentist, this old man drove by really fast. And he yelled, You crazy lady out the window at us while shaking his fist." She said laughing, remembering that day like it was yesterday.

"Hmm," JJ said

"We're gonna be cleaning this all summer,"John B groaned.

"That's my nightmare," JJ said.

"Well look who we have here," John B greeted as the pulled up to the Heyward's dock. "We have a safety meeting, attendance mandatory." He put a hand over his mouth, like a walkie- talkie.