AMELIA AND SARAH both spent the night on the boat. Amelia was going to leave when she saw Sarah, but she decided a horrible night's sleep in the heat wasn't worth it.
"Wheezie shut up", Sarah mumbled, half asleep "We're trying to sleep, Wheeze", Amelia added on
Metal hit the glass table, creating a loud noise. Both girls gasped and opened their eyes.
"You're not Wheezie," Sarah said, half asleep
"Correct", John b sighed
"JB?" Amelia asked as she turned her head and saw John b
"Hi", John b said with a small smile
"Hi", Amelia answered, sitting up
"I'm sorry", John b said sincerely
"What are you doing?" Sarah asked annoyed
"Uh- I'm just dropping off some scuba gear", John b answered
"What are—what are you doing...here?" John B asked slowly
Sarah and Amelia shared a look.
"This is our boat," Sarah said, stating the obvious.
"It's also the only place with air conditioning", Amelia added. Sarah hummed in agreement.
"Right", John b said
"Did you, um- top off the tanks?" Sarah asked, sitting up
"Uh- No, no, powers down, so the compressors were off", John b said as he cleared his throat
"So, you're sneaking onto our boat at 5:00 am with empty tanks?" Sarah asked
"Leave him alone. The compressors were off," Amelia defended
"Of course, you'd take his side", Sarah scoffed
"Oh my- we not doing this again", Amelia groaned
Sarah looked at John b "I'll make sure to tell Ward," Sarah said with a sly smile.
"Sarah, no." Amelia warned, "You're gonna get him fired" Amelia continued
"Then he shouldn't have poached our gear" Sarah shrugged
"Look. You're pissed at me? Fine, but don't take it out on him," Amelia said, annoyed
"I'm not taking out shit on him!" Sarah scoffed
"Look- it's fine", John b cut in "I'll just drop these off", John b said, placing the tanks down
"Yeah, in the middle of the room is fine", Sarah said sarcastically
"Yeah, this is pretty much what he told me to do", John b answered
"Alright, I'll see you later", John b said to Amelia
"Yeah" Amelia nodded
"Bye," Sarah said
John B walked towards the door, almost making it out. Before turning back.
"Actually- you know- what —what exactly were you gonna tell your dad?" John B asked with a nervous chuckle
"Nothing much. Just that you poached our scuba gear," Sarah shrugged
"Okay, fuck - Look, I borrowed it for a few hours," John B defended "Okay? And then I bought it back intact and unharmed," He said
"Minus air," Sarah said with a sly smile
"Look, please don't tell him, Okay? He'll fire me, " John b begged
"So what are you going to do?" Sarah questioned, "Pull a gun on me?" Sarah mocked
"Alright, enough. He didn't know JJ would do that," Amelia defended, standing up
"That's convenient to believe" Sarah scoffed
"JJ was protecting JB! That's what you do when your friend is in danger!" Amelia defended
"Oh, so now you're defending JJ," Sarah said in disbelief
"Topper tried to drown JB!" Amelia shouted
"Maybe you should get better friends", Sarah challenged
"Maybe you should get a better boyfriend", John b cut in, taking Amelia's side
"Like one who doesn't poach?" Sarah challenged
"Like one who doesn't try to drown someone", Amelia snapped back as Sarah scoffed.
"Look. Please don't tell him," John B said sympathetically, trying to keep his job.
"Relax, JB. We won't say anything," Amelia comforted
"Your secrets are safe with me, John b" Sarah sighed
John b smiled as Sarah laid back down "Okay, you can leave now"
"Come on, I'll walk you out" Amelia smiled as she and John b walked out
Little did they know that Wheezie was listening to everything
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TROUBLE | JJ Maybank
أدب الهواةAmelia Cameron was born into the privileged world of the Kooks, raised amidst wealth and the kind of luxury most could only dream of. But despite her family's fortune, Amelia never fully embraced the life that was expected of her. Living on the isl...
