𝘔𝘖𝘕𝘖𝘊𝘏𝘖𝘗𝘚𝘐𝘚 ❁ 𝘑𝘑 𝘔𝘈𝘠𝘉𝘈𝘕𝘒 & 𝘒𝘐𝘈𝘙𝘈 𝘊𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘌𝘙𝘈

𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘏𝘜𝘕𝘋𝘙𝘌𝘋 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘛𝘌𝘕

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❝ there's no time to wait for him! ❞
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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"Yeah, so I have just a couple of questions" JJ grins at Kiara and I as he unties the boat's rope from the dock.

"Go ahead" Kiara laughs from my side, a place I've stuck myself and not left in fear of the girl slipping away from my grasp.

"A Lagoon with twin Volvos. You understand we can go anywhere with this thing, right?" JJ tells us excitedly and we both giggle in amusement at the adorable smile on his face.

"I know, kind of a piece of shit" Kiara shrugs sarcastically.

"Way to be discreet, by the way" JJ chirps before his expression slips into something more serious "What did they want anyway?"

"They didn't hurt you, did they?" I add in concern, looking her over for injuries for what feels like the hundredth time and still not finding any.

"No. No, I'm good. It just..." Kiara drawls off, shaking her head "I mean, you're not gonna guess what Singh wanted from me"

"Denmark's Diary" She answers before either of us could even ask.

"Why?" JJ frowns in confusion.

"I don't know. Said it leads to a treasure that's a lot bigger than the Merchant" Kiara explains and I share a surprised look with JJ.

"You're saying there's a bigger treasure?" JJ grins and wiggles his eyebrows at me "Then, sign me up"

Kiara and I laugh as the Maybank boy hops onto the boat and it quickly dies down when JJ presses a kiss to my cheek as he passes us.

I watch him pass us with a smile and when he turns the corner to help Pope my eyes drift back to Kiara who is still watching me with a smile of her own curled onto her lips.

Before either of us can say a word to one another, Cleo drops onto her feet next to us from the level above and we both jump in surprise, making her laugh at us. Two male laughs join hers and I look up to see my boyfriend laughing happily with Pope.

John B abruptly races past us all and jumps onto the dock, looking as though he's in a hurry to be somewhere else other than right here.

"Hey! John B! What are you doing?" Pope calls out.

"I'll be right back!" John B shouts in reassurance.

"What are... What?" Pope mutters in confusion.

"Be right back!" John B repeats, getting further away.

"Be safe, Johnny!" I warn him and he shoots me a thumbs up.

"I love you, Sarah!" He calls up to my sister who appears at JJ's side and she waves at him with a smile.

"What the hell?" Pope huffs out, making me share an amused grin with Kiara and Cleo.

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"I can't believe he just took off" Pope grumbles as we all sit around and wait for John B to come back so that we can get out of here.

I leave my spot beside JJ and Kiara to stand by my sister's side as she watches the streets for any sign of her boyfriend.

"He's going to be okay" I assure her just like she had done for me and she responds with a grateful smile.

"Guys, incoming!" Kiara abruptly yells and I turn my head to see a swarm of cars filled with guards heading towards us.

"No, no, no" Cleo mutters out in disbelief "That's Singh's men! Right here"

"You're fucking kidding me" I breathe out.

"Where's John B?" Pope questions my twin.

"I don't know! He said he'd be back by now" Sarah cries out in worry.

"Well, he's not!" Pope snaps in panic "JJ, what are we gonna do?"

"We gotta make a stand. That's what we gotta do. That's the only option" JJ gives us what can only be described as a suicide mission and pulls me towards him by my waistband, plucking the gun from it.

"What?" Kiara scoffs.

"Kiara, we're not splitting up again!" JJ declares firmly.

"Guys, y'all didn't see what I saw! He killed Portis! We can't stay here!" Kiara shrieks in fear.

"We're not leaving John B!" JJ retorts, raising his voice.

"No Pogue left behind!" Pope agrees with the blonde boy.

"John B wouldn't want us to get ourselves killed!" I object to the boys' insane plan.

"What are you gonna do?" Sarah demands, standing by my side.

"They're here! They're getting closer!" Kiara warns us frantically, grabbing onto my arm.

"Damn it!" Sarah curses, darting past us to the wheel and pushing the engine into gear.

"We're not splitting up again!" JJ protests with wide eyes of fright and it breaks my heart, but this is the right decision.

"We don't have a choice anymore!" Kiara tries to reason with him.

"Go" Pope nods at Sarah, giving her the go ahead and she revs the engine, pulling away from the dock.

"John B! We need to get John B!" JJ fights against my hold as I grab onto him and try to calm him down.

"JJ, please! We have to go right now" I urge him to stop fighting us "There's no time to wait for him!"

"Shut up! Shut up!" Pope pleads with the blonde boy.

"We'll find John B later!" Kiara promises him.

"We can't just leave him like that!" JJ cries out, pleading for us to stop.

"Vie, JJ, get down!" Kiara screams and gunfire deafens us all "No! Down!"

JJ and I drop to the floor with the others until the shots stop and my heart slams against my chest in fear for our lives.

"Hold your fire!" I hear a guard order and everything falls silent.

Sarah is the first to peak up from her spot at the wheel and then the others do the same, but I stay on the ground with my back pressed against the wall.

"Shit" Kiara swears in defeat "Shit!"

"I'm sorry, John B" I hear my sister mumble under her breath and my chest constricts in guilt.

"Fuck" I sigh, hiding my face in my hands and taking a deep breath.