5 - Feelings Weighing

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"So this is what we're doing, huh?" JJ's voice snaps through the wind, shape and restless

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"So this is what we're doing, huh?" JJ's voice snaps through the wind, shape and restless. He's pacing more than standing, jaw tight.

"We're just sailing out. We're just gonna forget about John B? We should never have left him.
We're turning right back around." JJ said

My stomach twists. His guilt is loud enough for all of us.

"No! We're all gonna get caught. What type of plan is that?" Cleo fires back.

"It's a plan to stick together Cleo" JJ says, stubborn as ever.

"Then we are dead together" Cleo warns

"She's right, JJ. We had to leave or we'd all be zip-tied in the back of a pickup. As hard as it was we did the right thing." I said

And then-
Ring ring.

We all freeze.

"It's the phone Stel stole" Sarah says, eyes widening.

"That's John B" JJ doesn't hesitate. He grabs it like it's a lifeline.
"That's definitely John B. Hold on." He said

He answers.
"Yo! Dude! Is this you?" He asks

"Speaker. Speaker." Kie said

"What... Do you need us to turn around?" JJ asks, but the signal crackles so bad it makes my skin crawl.

"Yo say it again. Say it again." JJ urges, leaning closer.

"We do not copy. Can you-" JJ starts

"Give me that" I mutter, snatching the phone.
My heart is pounding so hard it hurts.
"John B? Are you okay?" I ask

"Yes. I'm fine. Everything's good. Listen-" John b voice cuts, fades, comes back warped.

"He's fine." I breathe out. Relief floods through me so fast it ask it knocks me over.
"Thank God. What happened?" I ask

Static. His weird drown out. 

"Wait. What'd you say? John B? I... I can't hear you. John B?" I said

Then the important part breaks though like a ghost-
"I'll meet you on Kildare okay?" He says

"Kildare when? John B! No no no. John B!" I say but the line dies.

"Kildare. What the hell?" I whisper

"You guys think he found his father?" Cleo asks

"He's been missing for almost a year" Pope mumbles.

"Stel what do you think?" Sarah asks, searching my face.

"Should we go back?" Kie adds, worry all over her.

"Ella... We're sitting ducks. We need to make a decision. Are we turning back around or are we gonna keep going? ella come on! Stella we need to make a decision!" JJ says

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