golden one || ᴘᴏᴘᴇ ʜᴇʏᴡᴀʀᴅ

did you miss me?

the car stopped and pope open the door to get out. i sat in my seat for a few seconds.

i tried not to show it but i was terrified. kie hated me along with john b.

i think pope could tell i was nervous because he grabbed my hand and squeezed it showing he was here for me.

we walked inside. no one was in the living room which made me relieved. "john b! jj! we're here!!" pope called out.

jj came from the kitchen, "we're? who'd you bring." he questioned as he walked out. "makenzie. long time no see, is your brother here to beat john b up again?" he said.

i scoffed and before i said anything john b walked into the living room.

"why the hell is toppers sister her?" he yelled at pope. "guys sit down let me explain, she had no where else." pope said softly.

he looked over at me who was clearly uncomfortable.

"who had no where to go?" kiara walked in and sighed.

"oh." she glanced at me then the boys. "kie, give her a chance." pope said, "all of you please. she might be a kook but she doesn't want to be." he finished.

john b and jj looked at each other then to pope, then to me.

"are you guys seriously gonna let her hang out with us?!" kiara shouted. "kie give her a chance. i mean you guys were friends before what even happened" jj said sternly.

"unbelievable." she scoffed.

i sighed and blurted out before even thinking, "stop talking about me like im not here." i got annoyed and stood up to her. "then leave." she said while then looking at john b, who had rolled his eyes and sighed.

"i told you." i looked at pope and shrugged. "told him what exactly? that your a liar?" she said questioning with annoyance. "no that your a shit talking bitch!" i yelled she didnt reply but jj and pope both got up. "alright thats enough for you two."

pope had dragged me outside and sat me down to talk. "what the hell was that about. you said you would come so why did you have to start shit. you said you wanted to be a pogue" he whisper yelled at me.

"pope she started it-" i tried to say before i was cut off, "it doesnt matter who started it youre not in the 3rd grade anymore! grow up!" he said. "pope! im not gonna let her shit talk me while im sitting right there."  trying to tell pope i honestly didn't mean to fight i just got caught up.

Pope sighed and went inside after a few minutes of arguing.

i looked out at water that was in front of the house. "how i missed the nice breeze and being next to the water." i said quietly and decided to go back in. "where's kiara?" i question all the boys while looking around.

"you made her mad so she left." john b said with a sour look.

"i made her mad?!" i questioned while raising my voice, then looking to pope "look im sorry" i sighed

"im sorry for all the stuff my brother did and never sticking up for you." i said before sitting down

"im sorry i went full kook, and never looked back once." i said again

"so makenzie why the sudden change of heart?" john b asked.

pope looked at me along with jj, "topper kicked me out. my mom, she didn't even stick up for me. Sarah didn't believe me when i told her me." i took a breathe.

"i didn't know where else to go. pope was the only person i thought of," i said.

"i wasnt even sure if he was going to take me in." i said with a half smile towards pope.

jj looked concerned but seemed to brush it off once john b started to talk.

"well lets go boating to cheer everyone up." john b changed the subject

"let me get changed!" jj yelled hopping up out of his seat. he always had been best friends with john b.

they always shared clothes, and i mean always.

pope and i laughed when john b jumped after jj racing to get the better swimsuit.

once the boys were getting gone, pope turned to me. "we dont have to go. we can just go home if you want. plus did you even wear a bathing suit?" he questioned.

"no-no we can go. i wanna go on the boat, and yes i brought a bathing suit." i raised my tank top revealing a white bikini top along with high-waisted matching bottoms.

jj and john b came running out of the room, "race you to the boat" jj yelled. which caused pope to hop off the couch and started to run after him.

i laughed a little and then got up and rushed to join them.

"damn makenzie did you even try?" jj laughed, along with pope.

"well i was going to but then i realized i didn't want you guys to be sad that you lost" i replied back with all of us laughing.

i sat across from pope while jj was behind john b correcting him how to drive.

"pope offer the girl a drink!" Jj whisper- shouted, causing pope to give jj a look.

"would you like a beer?" pope asked.

i looked at the beer in his hand for a spilt second and took it, "thanks" i said with a smile.

before i knew it i was facing the water watching my reflection and the ripples as we continued to ride. all the worries had gone away.

"so pope what is actually going on with you and kenzie?" jj asked and the boys whispered some stuff.

the boat stopped at a sudden movement which made me fall off the boat and into the water. i dived my head back into the fresh air.

"what the hell pope! i thought you knew how to drive this." john b yelled as pope put his hands up in innocence.

jj came to the side where id fallen off.

he laughed at me for a few seconds then trying to breathe after how hard he was laughing.

"i told you not to hang over the side." i rolled my eyes but couldnt help at laugh at what just happened too. "yeah yeah now help me up" i said whilst putting my arm up for him to pull me into the boat again.

he put this hand on my arm pulling me up when he was knocked off balance by pope which knocked me into the water again, and jj falling right after me.

"pope!! help!" i said sarcastically and he gave me a fake pitty smile.

he reached in for my hand to pull me up but instead i pulled him in. john b was next.

jj had did the exact same thing just after me. we all laughed when john b splashed water at me. i splashed him back and soon enough we were in a water fight.

after we were done playing in the water which took about a hour we got back onto the boat.

i sat at the front of the boat trying to dry off for a while.

it was getting dark and cold, i was so tired from the early morning and all the swimming we just did.

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update version!!

2/17/23