"Welcome to Crackhead Wasteland," Sarah muttered as JJ pulled the Twinkie up to Barry's house.
"I don't know about this, man." Pope tried to voice his opinion, but JJ ignored him and parked the van anyway.
"Dude, why are we at Barry's?" John B questioned JJ as he grabbed the keys and turned the Twinkie off.
"This'll only take a second." JJ ignored John B's question and climbed out of the van, shutting the door behind him.
"Where are you going?" The brunette boy asked as JJ walked up to Barry's house.
"Yo soy justicia." JJ entered the house.
"Did you glean anything from that?" Pope asked his friends as they all watched JJ disappear into the run-down house.
"You know somebody should probably—"
"Yeah, I got it." John B opened the door and climbed out of the van.
He began walking, but quickly stopped and turned back around, looking at Scarlett who sat with her head down, fidgeting with her fingers.
"Hey, Star. You comin'?" John B asked the blonde girl. He knew that she wanted to get out of the van and calm JJ down.
"No." She shook her head and quickly focused back on her fingers.
"Come on, Star. You're the only person who can calm him down and we all know it." John B groaned when the girl shook her head again.
"He's mad at me, JB. Seeing me will only make him more angry." Scarlett's eyes filled with tears as she spoke to the boy.
John B just shook his head a turned around, disappearing into the house.
After a few minutes, everyone climbed out of the van and just stood around, waiting for JJ to emerge from the house.
"Did you really sleep with Barry?" Kie cringed as she questioned Scarlett.
The blonde girl shut her eyes when his name was brought up. "Hell no." She shook her head.
"Then what happen—"
"All right, so we're looking at five grand each for reparations for putting us through that bullshit. Sorry about that, y'all." JJ announced to everyone as he emerged from the house with John B following him.
"So that's what we're doing now? We're robbing drug dealers?" Kie questioned in disbelief as she stared at JJ.
"This Barry guy's gonna find out. And he's gonna come after us." Sarah agreed with Kie.
"Yes, he will. This is not the time to start wilin' out." Pope yelled at JJ.
"How'd you like havin' a gun pulled on you?" JJ tried defending himself to his friends.
"Relax." John B stepped forward and pushed JJ back a little, trying to get the boy to calm down.
"He had it right here on you, bro." JJ pointed to John B's face.
"Look. We've gotta go get the gold, okay? Just give me that shit. We're putting it back." John B grabbed the bag of money out of JJ's hands and tried to walk away, but JJ forcefully pushed John B against the Twinkie. "Do you feel like a tough guy? Huh? What are you gonna do when he comes for us? What are you gonna do when he goes after Star?" The brunette boy attempted to use Scarlett to convince JJ to put the money back.
"We punch him in the throat." JJ spat. "And I'm sure Scarlett won't mind if Barry pays her a little visit. You know? Because she already fucked him." JJ glanced over at his girlfriend and she just stood there, staring at him with tears prickling in her eyes.
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SHOOTING STARS ✰ jj maybank
Adventureshooting stars a beacon of hope - a shining light that guides the way. It's a symbol of positivity, happiness, or renewal. A star is a miracle. That's what JJ and Scarlett were for each other. They were each other's shooting stars. Best friends...
