"Finally. Hey!" JJ exclaimed as Kie and Pope pulled up to the dock on the Pogue.
It was now the morning after Scarlett had gotten shot, and her pain was worse than ever, but she didn't want to be dramatic so she tried to ignore it.
JJ put Scarlett's arm over his shoulder to help her walk. John B did the same for Sarah since she was still in pain as well.
"Guys, don't tie up. Stop it!" The blonde boy hurriedly told them as they neared the boat.
"What?" Kie knitted her brows together as she looked at Scarlett's to see her limping and in pain.
"We're dipping," JJ told them quickly.
"Wait, why?" Pope questioned as he stared at everyone.
"What? What are you talking about?" Kie asked them and they all just ignored her and hopped onto the boat.
"Where did you guys go last night?" John B asked them as he helped Sarah onto the boat.
"We slept on the break. What's up?" Pope's answer made JJ and Scarlett let out a tiny laugh.
"Slept, right. Yeah." JJ sarcastically spoke and patted Pope's shoulder. "We were up all night."
"We gotta get the hell out of here." John B told them.
"Rafe knows we're here, so we have to leave, like, now." Sarah breathed out as she took a seat next to Scarlett.
"Okay." Kie nodded her head and began to untie the boat.
"What the hell happened to you?" Pope stared at Scarlett as she wiped a few tears that fell from her eyes as a result of her excruciating pain.
"Rafe shot me." She groaned out.
"What?" Kie and Pope both yelled in unison as they snapped their heads over to the girl.
"She came back from the dead." John B nodded his head, smiling when Scarlett glared at him.
"Fill me in. Now." The curly-haired girl demanded as she and Pope hopped on the boat.
"Look, if Rafe and Barry know, it's only a matter of time before everyone knows," Kie spoke out to them as they all sat in a circle in the middle of some grass field.
"I told you." JJ scoffed as he paced around. "We should've gone south, man."
"Just stop it." John B attempted to calm his best friend down.
"Why does no one ever listen?" The blonde boy yelled out of his frustration.
"I get it. I get it. I understand." John B told JJ, but the boy just turned away from him and clenched his jaw.
The twins grabbed each other's hands and nodded their heads, both of them thinking the same thing.
"I have an idea." Sarah blurted out as she and Scarlett turned to face everyone else. "With us back, our dad's going to have to choose between us and Rafe."
"Sarah, Sarah—"
"He's gonna choose us." Sarah interrupted her boyfriend.
"Just please listen. Ward keeps lying to you guys." The brunette boy tried to reason with the girls.
"He won't agree after all that's happened." Kie agreed with John B as she stared at the twins.
"No. I... I know it sounds crazy." Scarlett rubbed her temples when she spoke.
"Yeah, it does." Kie sassed.
"I know!" Scarlett snapped at the girl. "But he's our dad. And we know him, and we know that he loves us. We're just asking for two hours."
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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...
