Salty Summer | JJ Maybank

Prolouge

SALTY SUMMER

WE'RE the Pogues, and our mission this summer is to have a good time, all the time.

The summer breeze was cool and refreshing and the group of friends or as many call them, 'the Pogues', were enjoying the day to the fullest in their now usual spot at a construction site. They laughed and joked, soaking up the sun's warm ray's as they made unforgettable memories.

"That's what, a 3-story fall to the deck?" Pope asked John B who was balancing on the edge of the roof slowly taking a sip of beer. "I give you about a 1 in 3 chance of survival."

"Hm." John B let out quietly before asking "Should I do it?"

"Yeah, you should jump." Pope spoke as he pointed a drill up toward John B "I'll shoot you on the way down."

"You're gonna shoot me?" John B raised a brow as he simulated shooting with his finger guns at Pope.

Kiara walked out to the deck "they're gonna have Japanese toilets with towel warmers."

"Of course they are why wouldn't they?" JJ spoke from beside Marley who rested her head on his shoulder.

"This used to be a turtle habitat, but who cares about the turtles, I guess." Kiara queried sadly.

"I care about them!" Marley responded holding a hand to her chest.

"I can't have cold towels." JJ teased as Kiara looked up to John B with a worried expression.

"Yeah, my sister would go crazy if she didn't have towel warmers." Marley added with a giggle.

"Can you please, not kill yourself?" She asked.

"Hey, don't spill that beer. I'm not giving you another one." JJ stated as he took a sip of his beer.

"He's gonna drop it." Marley warned, and right as she glanced over, he stumbled, causing the can slip from his grasp and crash onto the deck.

"Of course, you did! Like right when I told you." JJ glared as he rolled his eyes.

"Real smooth JB!" Marley muttered as JJ put an arm over her shoulder.

"Dumbass!"

Pope had looked over to the entrance of the construction site noticing security pull up. "Hey, uhh security is here." He warned as he pointed at the security guards. "Let's wrap it up." He added walking towards the exit.

"Boys are early today!" John B chucked as Marley hopped down the ladder behind JJ.

"Hey, Gary is that you?" JJ teased as always. "Gary it's really good to see you, man."

"You're asking for it." Kiara said as JJ, John B and Marley made their way toward the exit.

"JJ!" Gary yelled as he ran into the building.

"You're gonna get caught!" Marley told as she and the others ran through the building.

The adrenaline was pumping through their veins as they ran through the construction site. The sound of their laughter echoed through the half finished building as they weaved through the maze of steel and concrete. Marley and JJ ran with their hands interlocked, their smiles painted on their faces as they looked back at the cops chasing them.

As the teens dashed through the construction site, their laughter and the sound of their feet pounding on the ground filled the air. Suddenly one of the cops lunged forward and grabbed onto JJ. However, he easily broke free from his grip, causing the cop to stumble.

"Not much of a hugger man!" JJ yelled as he and Marley continued to run catching up to Pope.

Without hesitation, JJ, Marley and Pope hopped a fence. As they landed on the other side, Pope stumbled and fell. The two teens laughed, JJ started to sprint away but Marley stopped to help him up they instantly sprant to the Twinkie, John B's van.

"Check out Gary, gunning for a raise." Pope commented as Gary chased the van.

"Come on, Gary!" JJ teased.

"Guys, your gonna give him a heart attack." Kiara frowned.

"Your so close! You can do it. There you go." JJ carried on as he threw his can of beer at Gary.

"JJ, stop!" Marley pulled him back with a look of disapproval.

JJ laughed "Come on, that sort of initiative is just begging to be punished."

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