High Tide // JJ Maybank

Chapter 14

JJ pulls the truck away from our parking spot, pulling back onto the road. He pulls around to the back of the building. JJ looks over at me.

"Now what?" He asks.

"We wait a minute." I tell him.

After a few minutes I could hear the sound of a struggle coming from the other side of the fence. The sounds of scuffling across the ground, grunts, and banging ring out through the air.

"Stay here." I tell JJ and Kie as I slide out of the car.

"Like hell." JJ protests.

"J, please." I beg him. "I'm the smallest, they won't see me."

"Fine, but you call for me as soon as anything goes weird."

"I will." I reassure him.

I step away from the truck, walking over to the cinder block wall. I place my hands on it, hoisting myself up and over. I drop into the damp moss and dirt that lined the bottom of the wall.

I see a man straddling Pope with a taser in his hand just yards away. Pope holds the man's wrist as he tries to shove it down towards Pope. I run over and grab the wrist of the man and shove the taser towards his shoulder. His body stiffens as the electricity meets his skin, sinking into his muscle.

"Holy shit, Kat." Pope says as I help him up.

"I was not about to let you get tased." I inform him.

I feel a hand clamp down on my ankle, yanking me to the ground. My back connects with the ground, hard. The air is knocked out of me, I gasp for air.

"Kat!" Pope yells worried. He throws himself  at the man, knocking him to the ground. The man groans as he rolls over onto his stomach, trying to get to his feet. Pope kicks him, knocking him back down.

"Kat! Baby!" I hear as I pull my self off the ground. I look up just as JJ reaches me.

"Is she okay?" Kie calls behind him.

"I'm okay." I breathe out, standing with his help.

"Okay. Come on, we gotta go! Come on, baby." JJ pulls me over to the stone wall. He grabs my hips and lifts me off the ground. I grab onto the wall, pulling myself over. JJ follows close behind. Kie and Pope on our right.

We all run into the car, piling into the car. JJ climbs into the driving away after I sit in the middle seat. Pope and Kie pile into the passenger seat.

"Ow! Who were those people?" Kie asks frantically.

"We're getting the hell out of here." JJ announces, starting the car.

"That was crazy as shit. Let's get the hell out of here, now." Pope agrees.

The wheels of the truck squeal as they peel out against the concrete beneath them. JJ slams on the gas, causing the wheels to spin out.

I whirl around when I hear a car door slam behind us. "Uhh, I think he's following us." I announce.

JJ continues to drive, focused on the road.

"This is a one way." Pope speaks up.

"Go left, go left." Kie says.

"Go that way!" Pope yells.

"I'm going this way." JJ says.

"This is a one way!" The three of us yell at him.

"They're following us!" Kiara confirms, looking out the back window.

"Hey! There's another car! Turn around!" Pope yells loudly.

The car honks as JJ drives straight toward it. My heart pounds in my chest as the cars head straight at each other.