Think Of Me ~ JJ Maybank ~ Outerbanks

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They heard yelling as the others ran towards them.
"Start the car!"
Alex ran and hopped in, starting the engine. Panic surged through her, she wasn't keen on seeing the square groupers again.
"Get in, shit, come on. What's happening?"
She started slowly driving as the group ran towards her, and as soon as JJ slammed the door shut, the girl sped away.
The further away she drove, the more tears spilt down her face.
JJ shook his head as Kie opened her mouth to speak, not disturbing Alex until her vision became blurry and her driving became reckless.
"Lex- Lex pull over."
She continued driving, barely staying on the right side of the road.
"Lex-"
"Stop calling me that, you're the only person who calls me that. You aren't any more special to me than the others, so you don't need to have a special nickname for me."
"Okay, okay, Alex, just pull over."
As soon as the car stopped, the girl put her head on the steering wheel, her sobs shaking her body.
Kiara ushered the boys to the back of the van, and climbed into the front, gently running her hand up and down Alexis' back.
"Why are these things happening? What's happened to my life? I- I, my worst fear used to be getting yelled at by my parents, and now?"
"It was just security guards, and look, this is from my dad-"
"This wasn't from security guards," she gestured to her face, "god, my life is fucked."
Kie nodded, letting the girl place her weight onto her, "there we go, let it all out."
"Everything, everything's changed so quickly. I can't, I can't- I just wanna be happy again, we were so happy, you know at that half finished kook house. I don't know what happened."
As the girl cried into Kiara's chest, the boys sat, unsure what to do.
"I, I've done such bad things, I moved out of my parents place, I've got with Barry, Rafe- JJ, god, I kissed you. You kissed me? I don't even know anymore. I don't know what I'm doing."