𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 || 𝗷. 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸

-23- 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 '03 -23-

After finally making it back to the OBX we slept until morning.

The sun had started to rise as a hazy orange tint hung over the sky.

"Anybody else starving? We need to get some sort of breakfast" JJ states as the boat finally made it towards a dock.

"We're gonna find some food" Kiara replies.

Kiara, Sarah, and I set off into the forest to find some food.

I was starving as I spotted a few large wild watermelons.

"Jackpot!" I exclaim happily holding up a large melon.

The three of us sat and ate the delicious watermelon not even caring how messy we looked.

"Holy shit" Sarah gushes.

"Okay, so you really got married?" Kiara asks picking out parts of the melon.

"It wasn't exactly legal, but... Yeah" Sarah replies softly.

I shot her a coy smile and she returns it.

"Am I crazy, or is there definitely something going on between you and Pope?" I ask in between chews.

"Maybe" Kiara replies passively.

"That's not a no" Sarah adds.

I shoot Kiara a cheeky smile and she instantly looks away flustered.

"What about you and JJ Miss Charleston?" Sarah asks towards me.

I instantly tense up and look away.

"What about us?" I reply flatly.

Sarah looks at me perplexed.

Kiara shoots her a 'stop talking' look.

"Wait— are you two... like, not together anymore?" Sarah asks with a gasp.

I nod lowly and look away.

"Well it's obvious that he still likes you" Sarah adds.

I look away not wanting to say anything else about it.

I had tried to forget about him back while I was in Charleston but I never really could.

And seeing him again brought back a flood of repressed memories I thought I had finally forgotten.

Part of me still wished everything worked out and we were still together but the other part was happy that I was finally getting over him.

It was just constant tug-of-war in my mind.

"Do you want to get back together with him?" Sarah asks lowly.

"I don't know" I mumble lowly, shrugging my shoulders.

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"So what's going on with this Attie stuff?" John B asks slyly towards his best friend.

Pope gives JJ a sharp look before turning his attention back to winding up the rope.

"Uh..." the blond haired boy stammers.

John B gives him a confused look.

"What did you do?" John B questions lowly.

"We aren't together anymore" JJ breathes.

John B cocks a surprised eyebrow at him.

"What happened? Did you cheat... or did she..."

"—Bro, no. She was leaving back to Charleston and it was never really gonna work out so we just called it quits" JJ replies cutting off his best friend sharply.