Choose - JJ Maybank

Chapter 7

I pulled out a giant letter and I walked back towards the hole. I handed it to them.

"That's not gold." I heard Pope say.

"Holy shit. This is from my dad." John B said.

"Code red. Code red. Square groupers! Square groupers!" JJ said as we all started taking off.

Instead of waiting with the others my paranoid self just booked it.

"Katie!" I heard Kie yell after me before I heard the others following me and yelling.

I hopped over the fence and got in the back of the van as I watched as the others ran and jumped the jump. Pope got stuck so Kie ripped him down leaving him in his boxers. They all jumped in and John B drove us away.

We were now back at JB's house. I came out of the bathroom to see JJ making a sandwich.

"That bread had mold on it three days ago." I said shaking my head.

"Ill just pull off the bad parts. Plus, mold is good for you. It's just a natal organism." He said making me giggle. I looked at my phone as I got a text. It was from Rafe asking me to come over. I looked up to see JJ reading it before I saw his face change. "I can't believe you actually get with that guy."

"we are not doing this again JJ." I said turning around to walk away from him.

"You could do so much better." He said throwing down the sandwich.

"JJ Maybank, you don't control me." I said getting loud because I was so frustrated.

"I never said I did, I just think its low of you to get with some dick like that..." He yelled back which got the attention of the other Pogues.

You think you're some hot shit, but you're not. You're an asshole and you only care about yourself! You think you can tell me who I can sleep with and who I can't...well you can't JJ, because you have no right....I can't do this anymore....I'm tired of fighting with you JJ!" I yelled at him.

"Well then stop making me so angry all the time." He yelled back ay me.

"I make you angry? You infuriate me!" I screamed at him as I ran my hands threw my hair.

"Says the kook." He yelled back making me roll my eyes.

"Guys...stop" Kie said trying to get in between us.

"You are the worst kind of person there is JJ. You can't admit when your wrong, and you can't admit when you actually like someone. I have given you every sign that I like you. You flirt with me, you make eyes at me, you sleep in my bed, you try and kiss me, and you even told John B and Pope you would be down to fuck, but you don't say anything and to hide your feelings you yell at me and call me hurtful names. You're worried about Rafe? Well I watch you go girl from girl, then to me, then to another girl, then back to me. It's been an endless cycle since we were 11.... I don't want it anymore JJ. I have too much fucked up shit in my life to be in this toxic...whatever it is. Whatever feelings I had for you are done. From on I don't live my life miserably waiting for you to fuck some girl and come crawling into my bed hours later and act like I don't know what you were doing and just forget about about it because I liked you so much and you were there in my bed at the end of the night. From now on, I'm going to do what I want....when I want...and who I like. I said smiling as I finished saying that. "God that felt so good!" I screamed throwing my hands up.

"Katie..." Pope said but JJ cut him off.

"I don't like you and I never will. You think I'm toxic, well I don't make people fall in love with myself, get them to sleep with me and then move across the country for two years and don't say anything to them. I'd rather be what you think I am, a dirty pogue than a self obsessed, rich, daddy's money little brat who opens her legs for a rich coke addict and probably any other Kook too." He yelled and all you could here was a slap and the room went silent.

"I hate you JJ Maybank." I said not baring to yell anymore as tears fell down my face.

"Yeah, well I hate you too!" He yelled at me as I turned and headed for the door.

I felt like I couldn't breathe, like everything was closing in on me. I heard the others calling my name but it sounded so far away as I stumbled out of the house and just started running...running as fast as I could as I cried. I eventually made it to Sarah's where I collapsed in her arms and she held me as I cried, all night long.

The next morning: Topper picked up Sarah and I on his boat and he said he would drop me off before they headed to their beach clean up. Topper had this brand new boat, it was amazing. I had my shirt off so I was in my bar and I was sitting on the front, tanning with Sarah as Topper drove the boat. They had music playing so Sarah and I were singing along. As Sarah and I were laughing at what Topper said another boat was passing us and it just happened to be the H.M.S. Pogue with all the Pogues on it. I made eye contact with them briefly before turning around and looking at Sarah. When they were gone Sarah looked at me with her sympathy eyes I hate so much.

"You okay?" She asked.

"I'll be okay." I said giving her a fake smile.

They eventually dropped me off and I headed start for my room. I showered and I climbed into my bed. I did not leave my bed for two days after that. That was until I got dragged back into it all over again.