𝙎𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙀 || jj maybank

twenty six.

『 babycakes ! 』

* ‧̍̊˙· 𓆝.° 。˚𓆛˚。 °.𓆞 ·˙‧̍̊

BEING A SITTING DUCK WHILE YOUR FRIEND IS DYING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU IS NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION. Unfortunately, that's exactly what the Pogues were doing. Pope laid motionless on JJ's cousin's table after he was given a dose of epinephrine. It was as if some sort of miracle was brought upon them though, and within a few moments Pope was breathing and pumping with adrenaline.

So maybe it wasn't the smartest idea to let him drive the truck.

Driving down the road way over the speed limit was not how Liv wanted to be spending her night. Sure, she wanted to get to the cross and help Pope, but she preferred it was done in the most legal way possible. It also didn't help that it was her birthday— she'd rather not die or get arrested on her birthday.

"Why did we let him drive again?" Kiara grimaced as she eyed Pope's determined face.

"Because I said I'd rip your ears off," He replied quickly, with Sarah saying the same thing right after. "I was joking about that, by the way." Liv held her tongue as John B asked Pope how he was doing, and leaned further into JJ's chest. "I'm fantastic. I don't know what JJ's cousin gave me, but I am moving."

"We couldn't tell."

John B's eyes widened. "Okay, well, um, you're going really fast right now."

"Yeah, really fast," Pope echoed as he turned around and took his focus off the road.

The truck swerved as Pope faced the back, and the teens all started to freak out and try to get him to turn back around. "I don't know if you've noticed, but there's these giant oak trees all along the side of the road. They're like, six inches off the road," John B stuttered as Pope lazily drove them along.

Another car was ahead of them, and Pope sped up as he tried to pass them. Of course, there was another car coming from the other direction, and Kiara frantically tried to tell him he didn't need to pass. He did it anyways and merely escaped running into the other car.

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

While Pope was arguing back, his eyes wandered again and sent them swerving towards a tree trunk. The tail end of the truck hit it and they flew off to the side of the road, crashing against more trees. JJ's hand instinctively went to pull Liv's head down and out of harm's way, but he was just a smidge too late and a piece of glass had already sliced Liv's cheek. JJ pried open the door and carefully lifted her out before he got out himself to inspect the damage.

Mike Carrera's car was totaled, and there was nothing they could do. Pope decided to walk the rest of the way to the church, but when a large truck passed them, he noticed that it was Rafe and Renfield inside it. The rest of the crew saw as well, and immediately started to run towards the chruch.

At this point, Liv hadn't even felt the stinging cut on her cheek, and reluctantly followed her friends. Her boyfriend continued to take glances at her, always making sure she was still there with them.