fireworks ~ JJ Maybank

one !

azariah and her older brother sat in the driver's and passenger seat of their mom's honda civic while their mom sat in the back, 'right my wrongs' by bryson tiller playing loudly through the aux as azariah sang loudly.

"jeez, you're making my ears bleed" levi joked.

"as if you can sing any better" she rolled her eyes as the song finished. 

'karma' by summer walker came on and she took a sip of her water before beginning to sing loudly again. levi sighed, rolling the windows down, knowing she would then stop. she immediately stopped singing, glaring at her brother before she looked out the window.

as she looked outside, she saw a sign that read, "the outer banks, paradise on earth".

"paradise on earth, huh?" levi spoke. "doesn't really look like it"

"you could be a little more open-minded, y'know" azariah turned to him.

"fine, but if this place turns out to be a shithole, don't say i didn't tell you" 

she rolled her eyes at him, looking back out the window. her eyes latched on to a blond boy, who was sat on the pavement with three other people, two boys and a girl. he was gorgeous. his hair exactly the right shade of blond, his eyes the prettiest blue. suddenly, he looked back at her, and she immediately blushed as he smiled. she quickly looked away, a huge smile on her face as she looked at him through the rear-view mirror.

after about 5 more minutes, they arrived at the house. 

levi parked in front and they all got out.

azariah stood next to levi, examining the house. "nothing like what we had back home, huh?"

"nothing at all. it's dope though!" he laughed grabbing both of their bags, and handing azariah hers. 

their mom walked to the door, unlocking and opening it. azariah turned and squealed at levi, grabbing her bags as she ran inside.

"woah" she whispered to herself, stopping in the middle of the house to admire it.

it was a house on the beach, two stories, white, with big windows surrounding the entire house. as she walked into the house she saw a small balcony upstairs, where you could see everything downstairs. straight ahead, was the living room. behind the living room was the stairs. she looked to the right, and saw the kitchen. she decided that she'd finish looking around after she claimed her room.

she ran upstairs, where she saw a long hallway full of doors. she went to the one at the end of the hall and opened the door. it was huge. there was a huge bed, a flat-screen tv, and a balcony overlooking the pool and beach. she smiled as she threw her bags on the bed.

suddenly, levi came to her door, a pout on his face.

"how come you get the nicest room?"

"nuh uh, mom's room is the nicest. also finder's keepers, loser's weepers" she stuck her tongue out at him.

"i quite literally hate you" he rolled his eyes, knowing he couldn't get the room despite how bad he wanted it.

"you love me, really" she teased as he sighed and walked out.

she plopped down on her bed, letting out a loud breath. she got back up, walking out to the balcony, where she got a clear view of the backyard and the beach. she pulled her phone out of her back pocket and took a picture, sending it to her best friend, amelia. 

***

it was about 11pm, and azariah decided to take a walk down on the beach. she grabbed her phone, her airpods, her lighter and a blunt she rolled about 10 minutes prior and walked outside. she shoved one airpod into her ear, and she put on 'love galore' by SZA. she put the blunt in her mouth and lit it, taking her first puff.