Fly Before You Fall

Ice Cream

"Pope's being stupid!" JJ announced as he burst through the door of Soundman's ice cream shop. The little bell at the top of the door ringing.

"Since when is being careful being stupid?" Pope asked defensively.

"Oh my gosh, they're about to start an argument again, aren't they?" Kiara spoke with a groan as she trailed behind the pair.

John B angled his surfboard by the door shaking his head before following his group of friends.

"Why would God put water in the ocean if He didn't expect us to surf it?" JJ asked.

He picked out a chair by the window overlooking the ocean. There were four other free chairs.

"I'm not saying don't surf. I'm just saying you'd be an idiot to go out there right now." Pope spoke sitting across from the blonde boy.

"Now you're calling me an idiot?" JJ asked.

Pope rolled his eyes. "There's a hurricane coming through. Only an idiot would want to go surfing in that."

"Can we just order." Kie spoke as she picked up a menu even though she already knew Soundman's delicacies by heart seeing as to how it was the best ice cream place on the island.

JJ leaned back in his seat and picked a toothpick from the holder, sticking it in his mouth and biting on it.

"John B, my man, what do you think?" He asked in a loud voice.

John B was the last one to sit down. He swore JJ really had the worst 'going out' manners. Yelling up a storm for no reason.

"Inside voice, JJ." Kiara told the boy as she tucked a strand of her curly hair behind her ear.

"You mean I'm bothering you?" JJ yelled, leaning into Kie's ear to yell.

Kiara swatted at him. "Gosh."

JJ chuckled and looked up at John B. "What do you say man? We hitting the waves after this?"

Pope looked at the taller boy awaiting his answer.

John B shrugged. "Waves were meant to be surfed."

JJ whooped and Pope rolled his eyes.

"Y'all are idiots." He muttered.

"Guys, I want my ice cream." Kiara whined.

"Then let's get the lady her ice cream, yo!" JJ yelled signalling a waiter.

At that moment the bell of the shop rang again.

John B looked up to see a bunch of kooks walk in. He spotted Sarah Cameron and her kook boyfriend. Trailing behind them, he also immediately recognised Ashton Gonzalez. He wore the typical kook attire. A baby blue golf shirt and white shorts.

But John B wasn't overly concerned about him, his eyes were on the girl who came in behind him, his hand clutching hers.

Amelia looked pretty, her hair was half tied up and the rest let loose. There were two strands dangling in front of her face in a way that made him think of a cartoon character he had known when he was younger.

"Yo, John B, what will it be?" Kiara asked bringing his attention back to the table.

"Oh chocolate mint of course." He spoke bringing himself back to reality as he settled in the free seat next to Kiara.

"I will never get your obsession with that stuff." Kiara spoke before turning to tell the waiter what John B would be having.

John B turned his attention back to the kook table.