MERCEDES, jj maybank

71.

TOTALLED

JJ, John B and Sarah were all cramped in the back of Charlotte's truck, and Trinity was sat on JJ's lap due to the lack of seats, with her legs resting across both Sarah's and John B's laps.

Kiara and Pope were in the front watching the night sky zoom fast.

"Jesus," Trinity mumbled, holding onto the seat in front of her with her right hand.

"Uh, Pope, you're driving pretty fast," Sarah says carefully.

Pope ignores her and howls a loud 'wooo'.

"Pope," JJ holds onto Trinity's waist, "Last to judge and all, but I think you should slow down a little,"

"That would definitely delay our arrival to the cross. We gotta get there." Pope says, speeding up.

"Why, did we let him drive again?" Kiara asks with her hands on the frame of the door.

"Because I said I'd rip your ears off," Pope glances at her.

Sarah nods, "Yeah, he said he'd rip our ears off."

"You did say that,"

Pope chuckles, "I was joking about that, by the way,"

"That's a really funny joke," Kie laughs halfheartedly, watching the road.

John B leans forward slightly, "Hey, how ya feeling, buddy? How ya doing?"

"Uh, fantastic. I don't know what JJ's cousin gave me, but I am moving!" Pope uses his hand as a demonstration.

"We couldn't tell!"

But the small brunette in the back couldn't take it anymore. Trinity takes her legs off of Sarah and John B, and turns her seating, so she could rest her forehead on the back of Kie's seat.

Her boyfriend watches her as she does so, then JJ taps her gently, "Yo, you good?"

"I feel car sick," She mutters, shutting her eyes.

John B looks at the girl conceded and attempts to make Pope slow down, "Okay, well, um, you're going really fast right now Pope, and a few of us don't feel too good back here,"

Pope holds onto the wheel with his left hand, and uses that same hand to push him off the seat to turn around and look at the four in the back, "Yeah! Really fast!"

Sarah, John B and JJ all shout, "Pope!"

"Look at the road!"

"Pope!"

Pope laughs and sits forward, trying to straighten out the car but keeps driving side to side.

"I don't know if you've noticed but there are these giant oak trees all along the road. They're like six inches off the road!" John B shouts.

Trinity lifts her head up and sees a pair of headlights headed their way, "Pope!" She says as Pope goes into the other lane to overtake a car.

"You don't need to pass!" Kiara pushes herself back into the chair, scared.

"There's another car Pope!" Sarah shouts at the car heading for them.

"Woah, woah, woah," JJ holds onto Trinity tightly.

Pope swerved the car away from the cars and passes them, "What an asshole, right?" He says as all his friends are screaming.

"Pope he's going the speed limit."

"I'm going to be sick," Trinity put her head back on the seat.

"We're not gonna get to the cross if we're dead, Pope!" John B tells him.

"We're not gonna die!" Pope says reassuringly, "It's our divine right to get that cross!" He turns to look at John B.

"Poor look at the road!" John B screams. JJ pulls her closely into himself, protecting her from bumping into and bits of the car.

All six of them shout as Pope swerved the car off-road, hitting the back of the truck on a tree as he spins around and lands in a ditch. The windows shatter and the airbags go off.

They all groan inside the totalled car.

"Is everyone okay?" John B asks, "Trinity, you haven't been sick?"

She shakes her head and opens the door stepping out and hunching over.

"I think she's about to be," Sarah moans, touching her forehead.

JJ looks out the shattered window at the girl who had her hands on her knees as she threw up behind a tree. "That is the last time you drive, Pope." He says going over to her to give her comfort.

"No, go away," Trinity says, embarrassed.

JJ shakes his head and speaks in a hushed tone, "Shut up," He rubs her back with one hand and twists her long hair into a makeshift ponytail with the other as she catches her breath, "It's fine, you're fine."

They all step out of the car and point the flashlights at the car all worried for Trinity to finally see it properly.

"There's water in the glovebox," She says, and JJ quickly speeds over to get her a bottle of water.

Trinity shakes the water in her mouth and spits it out before taking a few sips.

"Better?" JJ asks her as she turns to look at him. She nods, and he pulls her to his chest, "Good," He kisses her forehead and rubs her back some more, 

"Charlottes truck," Sarah gasps, shaking her head at the damage.

"Good thing my Mom's not here," Trinity says, walking with JJ to look at the car.

"It's totalled," JJ points out.

The only thing Pope was focused on was getting the cross, "We're gonna have to walk the rest of the way."

"Dude!"

"I'm going to get my cross."

John B steps in front of him, "Hey, just relax for a second, apologise to Trinity for fucking up the truck and—"

"Get off of me," Pope demands.

"No. I'm trying to help."

"Move, I'm getting my cross,"

"Guys," Kie calls out.

"We just crashed the car—"

"Get off, man," Pope pushes John B's hands-off and walks down the road.

"Hey, I'm trying to watch out for you, hey!"

Trinity watches as Pope gets angrier with John B who is only just trying to help. There's a truck coming from the other side and Pope didn't even seem to notice.

"You're gonna get hit by a car!" John B pulls him out the way.

And then they all realise who it was in the truck. Renfield and Rafe. "Fuck," Trinity mumbles.

"We gotta get back to the church!" Pope shouts.

They all stare as the truck drives off before sprinting after Pope. They ran the whole way to the church to the point where it was pitch black outside.

Pope opened the church door, and JJ shone his flashlight but there was no cross. Meaning that Rafe and Renfield had gotten it.

"It's gone," Kie says.