Vapor

Four

"What about this?" I asked, and held up a simple sundress. "Mmm, no. It'll be cool tonight. ow about, this, and this?" Sarah pulled out a pair of grey jeans, and a black cropped long sleeve. I nodded. I like it." Sarah did my makeup, and Kie braided my hair into two dutch braids since I'd have a helmet on.

'You look great." John B said as Sarah, Kie and I came into the living room. I smiled and thanked him as we heard the rev of Rafe's bike. I took a deep breath and opened the door as Rafe was about to knock. He had on a black hoodie and grey shorts with vans. "We're matching." He chuckled, and JJ snickered. "we're matching." He mocked and I threw a pillow at him, hitting him in the head. John B let out a cackle, and I glared at JJ, who was rubbing his face. "Shut the hell up." I said, and turned back to Rafe. "You ready?" He questioned in a monotone voice. I nodded and slammed the door behind me before JJ could finish whatever he was saying. Sarah came running out and pulled Rafe to the side. I could see him getting worked up, but relaxed when Sarah pointed to me, and he turned back to his sister before nodding. He came back to me, and tossed me his helmet. "Hop on, and hold on." He said, and I put the helmet on, wrapping my arms around his waist. Sarah saluted and flipped us off as Rafe revved the bike and speed off.

"Having fun?" Rafe yelled over the noise of the bike engine. I nodded, and he laughed. "Hold on so you don't fall." Rafe yelled, and I tightened my grip around his waist as he popped the front tire off the road for a second before the bike slammed back down. "Holy shit!" I yelled and laughed as Rafe sped up again. "Where are you taking me?" I asked. "You'll see." Rafe yelled back as we turned down a sandy road.

We stopped at an abandoned ziplining course, and Rafe helped me climb up one of the platforms. "It's so high up here." I said as we sat on the edge. "I won't let you fall." Rafe smiled. We laid back and watched the stars for a while before we started talking. I told him my favorite bands, and tv shows, and he told me his. "What about your family?" He asked me. "Another time." I smiled and he nodded. "What about yours? I mean, I know Sarah and Wheezie, but what about Rose, and your Dad?" I questioned. Rafe tensed up. "Another time. It's getting late, Sarah's gonna kill e if I bring you home at 2am." Rafe said. "Well what time is it?" I asked. "1:15." Rafe said. my eyes widened. we'd been there for over four hours. I started climbing down first, but my foot slipped about 6 foot form the ground. I fell, and hit my head on a rock. "Shit!" Rafe yelled, and jumped down from where he was on the ladder and ran to me. "Shit, Skye are you okay?" He asked. "Everything's fuzzy." I whispered. "Fuck, okay, stay awake okay? I'm going to call Sarah." He said, and pulled out his phone. I could hear him swearing and yelling at Sarah. A minute later he was back next to me, and soon after that I could hear the engine of the twinkie pulling up, and JJ hopping out. "What the hell did you do?!" JJ yelled. "The fuck are you talking about? She fell!" Rafe yelled. "Bullshit, you probably pushed her." JJ Seethed. "Oh I pushed her? I fucking pushed her? Did I do it like this?" Rafe shoved JJ to the ground. "Guys stop!" Kie yelled. JJ swung and landed a punch on Rafe, and Rafe turned around and landed one on JJ. "Guys!" Pope yelled. Rafe was on top of JJ, landing hit after hit. "Rafe!" Sarah yelled. "Rafe you're going to kill him1" Kie yelled. I sat up and screamed. "What the fuck?!" I cried, and ran over to JJ. He was coughing up blood. Rafe just stood there. "What is wrong with you?!" I asked Rafe. Sarah walked up to him. "Are you fucking high?!" She yelled. Rafe just stared at her. I froze. Rafe was on drugs. Rafe walked over to me. "Come on, let's go." He said, putting his hand on my shoulder. "Don't touch me." I seethed, and yanked away from him. "Are you serious?" He asked. "You almost just fucking killed somebody!" I screamed. "Sarah was right. You are a fucking psycho." I said coldly, sitting next to JJ. "Fuck you Skye. This is why I don't fuck with pogues." He said, getting on his bike, and speeding off. Tears filled my eyes and I sobbed. JJ sat up, and wrapped his arms around me. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you guys." I cried. "It's okay Skye." JJ said softly. "I can't believe I thought he'd change." Sarah sighed. we all sat for a moment before getting up. "JJ are you okay?" I asked. "Yeah, it's nothing I haven't been through before." He gave me a smile as we sat down in the van. I gave him a puzzled look. "I'll tell you later. Are you okay?." He said quietly, and I nodded as we drove back to my house, everyone making me feel better, and we all ended up laughing at something John B said.