hold me down

Zoe's past

tw: mentions of drug use and assault.

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"Say hello to Twinkie" John B said as we hopped in his Volkswagen van. Bree and I sat next to Sarah and Kiara, JJ sat in the back and Pope sat in the passenger seat.

"Do you want a hit of this?" JJ tapped my shoulder from behind and I looked at the him. He had a joint in between his fingers, handing it out to me.

"We don't smoke, sorry" Bree looked at JJ and he shrugged, bringing it back to his lips, taking a long puff. The smell of weed quickly filled the car and it made Pope's nose scrunch.

"JJ, I swear if you get our asses in trouble because of your high ass, we're going to ditch you" Pope looked at him sternly and attempted to scare JJ but he just laughed it off and took another puff.

"As if you can, Pope" he chuckled. Pope rolled his eyes and looked at the road ahead.

We arrived at our first stop, Redfield Lighthouse. We hopped off the van and jumped over the fence. John B, JJ, Sarah, Bree and I sneaked in the lighthouse while Pope and Kiara stayed in the van to be on the look out. Apparently, we were illegally trespassing. I didn't know that this tour would involve doing something against the law.

"Be careful" JJ looked at me and pointed at the holes on the metal flooring sheets. It was rusty and it looked like we can fall off anytime. I tried my hardest not to grab JJ's hand because that seemed too intimate. "The last time John B went here, he got arrested" JJ said and John B laughed. I looked at Bree and we both anxiously laughed along. My legs were getting wobbly because of the thought of being 161 feet off the ground but I tried my best to stay calm and distract myself.

We stopped walking and Bree and I took pictures. I looked at the breath taking view. I never saw anything this beautiful. Meeting the pogues made this trip more interesting and fun.

We left the lighthouse soon enough and drove around the island, making a couple of stops to take pictures. Our last stop was at Heyward's seafood.

"Hey dad" Pope walked in the small shop and hugged his father. "This is Zoe and Bree, they're tourons" he introduced us to his dad and his dad passed us a smile.

"Don't call them tourons, Pope. Welcome to Heyward's" he walked over to us and reached out to our hands. He looks so kind and he gave me that fun dad vibe.

"Hello, Sir. It's nice to meet you" Bree said and smiled at him, flashing him the signature Bree smile. Once she flashed you that smile, it's guaranteed that you will like her in an instant. She uses that all the time.

After chatting with Pope's dad, we decided to buy fresh seafood to cook at the chateau. We head over to the local deli and bought beer enough for all seven of us.

"Hey, where's Bree?" Pope said trying his best to sound casual but fails. He walked towards us, carrying firewood for the bonfire with JJ and John B. John B sat beside Sarah and JJ leaned against the tree, looking at me. I caught his gaze and he looked away, I snickered by his awkwardness.

"I see where you're getting at, Pope" Sarah teased pope and grinned. We can all sense that he has a thing for Bree.

"Stop, I was just asking where she is. No malice" he said, defending himself while dropping the firewood on the floor. I looked at him and smiled smuggly. He sighed dramatically which made us laugh at his nervousness.

"Your crush is inside with Kiara, they're cooking" Sarah said and took a sip of her beer. Pope rolled his eyes and walked inside the house.

"Okay so back to what I was saying" Sarah faced me and continued rambling about his brother. "I still can't believe he bought a dirt bike with my dad's money instead of buying back up generators, such a douche" she dramatically leaned her back in the folding chair and rolled her eyes in exasperation.