"Got yourself a roommate, Routledge."The sheriffs keys jangle as she lets in another person, "I'm sure your both familiar with each other. And, the manners of my cells." She says, pointing at the blonde boy and I, now standing next to each other.
We both looked at each other in silence for a few seconds after she left. I could see the guilt in JJ's eyes.
"Jaz-"
"It's fine, JJ. Nothing to do about it now."
"It's- it's not fine, Jazlyn. We should've never let you take the fall for Kie."
"It's not you or Pope's fault. It's Kie's and lucky for you, I understand that." I smiled at him, "Why are you in here?"
"I took the fall for-"
"Pope?"
"Y-yeah."
"That's um. R-really nice of you, JJ." I scooted toward him on the dirty bench we were sat on.
"Yeah. Well I um- I dunno actually." He chuckles looking down at his shoes. "I guess- I mean- I-I think I need to tell you something Ja-"
"Lucky you, boy." A deputy unlocks the cell. "Your bail is here, Maybank." They open the door with a hand out to lead them to the lobby of the station.
He looks back at me and the door.
"It's fine, JJ. I'll be fine." I smile.
"I- Fine." He sighs walking out.
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A few hours later, to my surprise, the deputy comes back and tells me my bail was here.
It was Sarah and Ward Cameron.
She told me she needed a friend during midsummers and we already bought dresses, and that's she heard through the "grapevine" I needed a bail. Next thing I knew, I was at the cameron's getting ready for the Kookiest party in the world.
"I can't believe you got your dad to bail me, Sarah. Seriously, thank you." I turned away from the mirror i was in front of to face her.
"Of course, Jaz. My dad would do like anything to get me to go to midsummers right now." She chuckled, putting her earrings on.
"Alrighty your ready?" I asked getting one more look in the mirror.
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"Yeah. They're probably waiting for us, c'mon." She smiled.
"Okie. U-um is your brother coming with us?"
"No thank god, he's meeting us there."
"Hm, yeah. Thank god." I chuckled nervously as we headed down her large staircase.
When we walked in i filed behind the formal family as they walked through the doors waving at everyone. I waited til they all disbursed to talk to friends to walk in.
When I walked in I felt very few eyes on me. I looked around for my people and smiled when I locked eyes with Pope, running toward him.
When I approached him Kie was standing next to him and she quickly fled.
"Jeez, is she so embarrassed she can't even be around to say sorry?" I rolled my eyes locking arms with Pope.
"I'm glad your okay, Jaz." He smiled as we turned back to the grill he was stationed at.
I didn't really want to leave his side, I had no friends there aside from him. My brother had been MIA, Sarah forgot about my I guess, and Kie just left us.
"Yeah, yeah. I- um have you seen JJ?"
"No. You?"
"Aside from the sheriffs station, no I haven't."
"He'll come around."
We both shrugged and made jokes as the sun went down.
Pope walked away from the grill for a second while I stayed behind to watch it. When he came back, my eyes lit up.
It was him.
When the blondie looked me fully I couldn't help but blush.
"Jazlyn, I- uhh. You're very dressed up." JJ stuttered.
"Mhm." I nodded, waiting for him to keep the sentence going, only for it to end.
"Okay stop being awkward." Pope stepped in front of him.
"Y-yeah. I um- I gotta go." JJ said, walking away, "I'll-I'll explain later."
Soon he disappeared into the crowd of darkness and Pope and I shared confused looks and went back to making fun of all the rock people and their poky crowns. Here and there I grabbed a champagne glasse from the trays that passed by every so often.
"You're having another?." Pope asked raising his eyebrows as I downed another glass.
"Only because everyone I love forgets about me or disappears. And I know how to drink, Pope, I've only had three. But your right I gotta piss." I said handing him my empty glass.
I made my way through the crowd past the dance floor Sarah had disappeared from and looked inside the building for a restroom.
As I passed a corner I head familiar voices ponder. When I peeked pass the wall I could see JJ and what seemed to be a security guard and could hear Rafe's voice.
"Tell Jaz she's actually pretty hot for a pogue."
JJ lunged toward where I think the group of kooks were. I flinched back slightly at the outburst of movement. Suddenly, I forgot I had to pee so, I went back through the crowd, off the deck, and back to Pope.
For a second Pope and I talked about my dress before we were interrupted.
"Yeah, Jaz. Your dress looks so expensive." Pope chuckles
"I know right. I feel like those little tubes that hold your cloth napkin together, it's aweso-"
"Look- look, man, I can walk my self." A loud, familiar, voice barges through the doors. Pope and I's head jotted toward the voice, knowing who's it was. "I got lethe. Can you see that? brother?"
"What is happening?" I mumble to myself as JJ rambles on to the security guard.
I watch as JJ talks to the crowd and makes fun of everyone. Pope and I try so hard not to burst out laughing.
"Let go of him!" Kie's voice outburst.
We jot our heads toward Kie's surprising yell as her parents try to stop her.
"You can't just boot him! I invited him here. I'm a member of this club."
Then, of course, JJ caused another commotion.
"Aye, mandatory power hour at Rixon's, Kie." JJ points and turns toward us. "Pope, you ask well, and of course, the lady herself, Ms. Routledge."
I chuckle and curtsy to his british accent as he starts walking away. Pope and Kie are contemplating on weather or not to join us. Finally, I pull Pope with me and we all run toward the blonde boy himself.
I run into his open arms throwing my champagne down. In the back of my eye I could see Kie running right behind me and stop when I jump into JJ's loving arms, but it's the least of my worries now.
"I was gonna say you look hot, earlier but that'd be an understatement." JJ whispered into my ear as he put me down.
"Well if I had anything to say about it I'd agree and say you look pretty spiffy yourself mister." I smile, wrapping my arms around his neck and stepping on my tippy toes to
