Dark Clouds || Rafe Cameron || OBX

Eighteen.

Valerie sighed as she watched the group focus on getting the cross out of the church. She felt miserable, clearly John B was fine and helping, why couldn't she? She attempted to get up but JJ quickly stopped her. „Val, if you stand up again, I swear I'll pick you up and close you in the car." He warned.

She grunted before sitting down once again, wishing she could help her friends. All of them began breathing heavily and grunting as they picked up the cross, all of their faces scrunching in pain from the amount of weight.

„Who's..who's not lifting right now? Sarah, are you seriously-"JJ groaned.

„I am!" She replied.

„Move forward people!" Kie yelled.

Valerie's face was filled with worry as she watched the group struggle. „Be careful!"

Pope's body became weaker as his knees beat him slowly to the ground. „Okay, guys. I can't. I can't." He gasped out

„No no no no!" Everyone yelled at him all at once.

Pope let go of the cross, causing one of the sides to completely collapse to the ground. Pope took a seat next to Valerie, his body expressing a large amount of pain. „Pope?" Valerie had noticed and was the only one to pay attention to him as the rest of the group began to argue. „Pope are you okay?" She tried lifting his head, but she could only see the swollen eye. „Pope, look at me." She breathed. Getting up slowly and crouching down beside him.

Valerie noticed him squeezing one of his wrists. He managed to lift himself up. „I'm not okay." He breathed.

Everyone began to gather around him.

„Your eye, it looks all puffy." Sarah spoke.

„Yeah, no shit." Valerie sighed.

„You good? You don't look too good, bro."

Valerie sat down once again , next to Pope, one of her hands griping her rib, she didn't want the pain to get to her.

„I can't-" Pope gasped for air.

„He's having an allergic reaction." Kiara stated.

Within seconds Pope had passed out, causing a panic in everyone as they grabbed onto him, his body slid off the bench. „Shit! Pope!" Valerie tried to get up but the pain in her body wouldn't let her.

„what about the cross?" Kie yelled, putting one of Pope's arms around her while Sarah did the same on the other side.

„I got it. I got the cross." JJ said before walking over to the cushions, picking them up quickly and covering the cross.

Sarah ran to the door to open it, while Kie and John B held Pope. „We'll come back!" She yelled.

„I don't know how I'll hide this!" JJ yelled in a hurry. He placed the cushions on the cross, as if he couldn't do it more obviously, but what was he supposed to do?

Once he did, he hurried over to Valerie, putting her arm over his shoulders. „Come on, Val. I got you."

„No-" she groaned. „JJ. No." She breathed out, too tired to stand up.