reminisce| jj maybank²

one

kiara and ivy stood in silence as pope walked towards the tree with an axe in his hand, jj not far behind him.

pope took a few swings into the tree, handing the axe off to jj as they exchanged the axe after every few hits they took.

ivy stood with a box in her hand, inside containing pictures and objects john b loved.

jj then took a step back from the tree where john b once swung from his hammock, whether it was watching the sunset over the water, or sitting on a branch with ivy, the two venting to the other, who always managed to say something to comfort them.

ivy could feel her nose start to burn, the warm tears streaming down her face not long after.

kiara wrapped her arm around ivy, pulling her closer to her as jj held his flask up to the tree, john b's name burned into it, the years 2003 and 2020 burned into the top of the heart pope and jj previously hacked out of the tree, and a final p4l at the bottom.

'to john b' jj said.

'and to sarah.' kie added.

'im gonna miss you jb.' ivy choked out, taking the flask as jj handed it to her, taking a drink before looking in the box she held in her hands, grabbing one of the bandanas, pressing it to her nose to get one final hit of the familiar scent before returning it to the box, taking the box and placing it into the hole they had dug.

kiara, pope, and jj knelt down beside her, using their hands to cover the box up with loose dirt, minding the white flowers ivy placed on top of the box, her tears flowing down into the dirt below.

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'here's a fun fact. you ready? here we go. everyone you know.... will die. and by everyone. i mean everyone. your mother, brother, sister, father, all your friends, and all your enemies. everyone.
i mean, of course, there's another way of looking at it. since it's all so short and over so quickly, that makes everything meaningful.
everything's just one time.'
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ivy snuck through the back door of the cameron's home, taking only a few steps before wheezie's eyes landed on her.

'hey, hey, come on, let's go.' she said, her voice in a hushed tone.

ivy stayed low to the ground as she climbed up the spiral staircase, goosebumps erupting on the back of her neck as she heard ward's muffled voice downstairs.

she followed closely behind wheezie, a chill going through her body as they passed sarah's room, wheezie's the next one over.

'i still can't believe they're gone.' ivy said softly, the door latching quietly behind her.

'me either. and dads acting like it never happened.' wheezie sighed.

'it's ripping jj, kie, and pope apart. hell, jj just got fired.' ivy replied.

'rafe went crazy, just not for the same exact reason.' wheezie rolled her eyes.

after a few moments of silence, ivys lips curled into a smile, 'what do you think they'd say about us hanging out together.'

'awh i'm so proud of you two!' wheezie smiled, imitating sarah's voice.

'john b would probably look at me like i'm crazy, i always thought you guys to be stuck up and snobby like the rest of the kooks here.' ivy said.