All her stars | Rafe Cameron

C H A P T E R 6

THE LIGHTHOUSE

Callie walked home alone, as everyone stayed at the chateau. It had been a lot to deal with already for today and she needed some time to rest.

Damn this summer didn't start as expected.

She got in the house, stepped to her room and crashed on her bed, laying flat and lighting up a blunt. She closed her eyes and focused on the taste of it.

She heard two knocks on her door and raised up on her elbows to face the door. "Callie it's me, it's JJ"

She frowned eyebrows, surprised and told him to come in. She sat on her bed and looked at him getting in and closing the door behind him. "What is it?"

"Since when do I need a reason to visit my best friend?" he asked, sitting next to her and taking the blunt from between her lips to take a breath of it too.

"Since I just left you ten minutes ago and last time we talked we argued"

He smirked and laid on her bed, resting on his stomach, holding her legs. "Come on Cal, you know it was just to joke"

"How funny," she rolled eyes and looked down at him.

They stayed silent for a few seconds, before he moved to sit more properly and she left out a sigh. "John B's gonna go crazy, I'm worried"

"I know. But hey, he'll be fine," JJ handed her the blunt.

"Let's hope so"

Suddenly Callie's room's door got opened again and John B rushed in the room. "Callie I-"

The boy looked at the pair who was already in the room. "What the hell is it with bursting in my room coming out of nowhere?"

"We just love your Kook house," JJ spoke, and she giggled before focusing back on John B.

"I think I found something," the boy said, running his hand through his hair. "I need you guys to come with me"

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"It's obvious, right?" John B asked, not waiting for an answer. "A family heirloom, what better place to hide a message? he had to know it was gonna get back to me alright?"

They were all in the van, as John B was positive he had solved the mystery. John B was driving, sitting next to Kiara who was on the passenger sit. Callie was sitting next to Pope, JJ was on the floor.

"Maybe" Callie shrugged.

"It's possible"

"It's also possible that you're concocting wild theories to help, you know, deal with your sad feels," Pope said as Callie grabbed the compass and stared at it.

"I'm not concocting okay? My dad is trying to give me a message," John B raised tone and everyone listened to him more carefully in the car.

"If it helps you believe John B," Kiara said, concern dripping from her voice.

"Look I don't need a therapy session, I'm not tripping out. My dad is missing okay? Missing. You don't know what that feels like to lose a person you love and have no idea what happened," he almost yelled in the car.

"John B.. Look we know it's not easy, but how is this helping?" Callie asked, talking slowly.

"It just does. It's how it was meant to be. I need to discover what he wants me to find. I'm not giving up"

JJ looked up at Callie and then at Pope. "He could've been kidnapped, that's definitely a possibility"

"JJ.."