18 - Pope Vs Wasps

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Pope and I haul john b onto the roof of the Twinkie

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Pope and I haul john b onto the roof of the Twinkie. His calf is bleeding bad- raw, swollen, already bruising around the edges.

"Careful. I'm pretty sure that'll get infected"
Pope said

"Yeah" I ease his leg up, but John b groans through clenched teeth.

"You're lucky. It didn't cut into muscle too much." I said.

"Lucky? I got bit by an alligator. And my car is underwater" John B scoffed

"Do you have something to wrap it with stop the bleeding? It can-" I start, but he pulls out the bandana and hands it to me silently.

I take it and start wrapping.
"Well, at least you don't have a bullet in you" I say, trying to distract him.

"Oh and speak of the fricking devil" Pope mutters as headlights appear.

JJ, Sarah, and Kie pull up.

"Look who it is- the tortoise and the tortoise and the tortoise. Just a couple hours late." Pope says

"Where the hell were you guys?" I ask

"Paternal complications" Kie says

"Luke was at the Chateau" JJ adds

"Oh great! While you were having family time with your pops John B got bit by a gator" Pope says

"Like for real?" JJ asks

"Does it look like we're joking?" I snap

"Okay, what the hell happened?" Sarah asks

"What happened? I got bit by a gator!" John B yells
"He got bit by a gator!" Pope yells at the same time.

"I don't know why I'm being yelled at because I put my ass on the line" Kie defended herself.

"You're being yelled at because it was 20 minutes" Pope fired back

"Okay well we got here as fast as we could" Kie argues.

Everyone starts yelling over each other until-

"Shut up!" JJ yells

Everything freezes.

"Seriously guys I can't take it anymore,  all right? Everyone just cut it out for a second. Look I just helped my dad leave this island for good. Like he's not ever coming back. He's straight up like the Spanish. Just Bon voyage.'' JJ said

"That's not the right language" I mumble

He gives me a look but keeps going.

"All we got... And I know for a fact all I got is you guys okay? You're it. And I've come too close to losing you all of you. I mean shit like you almost drowned. Sarah you were almost killed by a car. Pope you were kidnapped. Ella you've been shot. John B you were almost dinner for a freaking gator bro. So this blaming each other is some Kook-ass bullshit all right? We don't do that. Okay? We're Pogues. Sorry that was a lot right now. I didn't mean to- " JJ said

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