IN WHICH after a friendship blow up, Talia Anderson chooses one friend over the other and realizes she either has to stay an ousted kook or learn to live life like a pogue. Problem one, she's a kook through and through. Problem two, pogue king John...
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❝pretty boy, you did this with me, boy now it's all about to end baby girl, look where we made it, girl hmm, now we're falling❞
-pretty boy, the neighbourhood
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chapter thirteen, A SCHEMER'S GREAT PLAN
"Guess who's saving the day" JJ cheered as he and Pope returned, a case of beer held above the blonde's head. Kiara looked at Talia before getting up and meeting the boys in the middle. She instinctively grabbed the case and brought it over to the hammocks.
"It's not cold, but it'll have to do" She shrugged, pulling out a can and passing it to JJ before offering one to Talia. The brunette kook thought for a moment, her judgement airing on the side of caution, and a little bit of disgust, before shaking her body and accepting anyway.
She stared at the can and JJ scoffed playfully. "I see you've already digressed from the morning we went to get the drone" His words made the girl roll her eyes.
"Whatever, doesn't change how gross it is"
"you'll get used to it princess, drink up" He encouraged her and she shivered before cracking the tab and bringing the can to her lips. The smell wafted the closer she brought it and tried not to make a face. She cringed before forcing herself to take a sip. It's not like Talia could do any better at the moment. If she wanted to be numb, she'd have to indulge in a little pogue behaviour.
"There's my favourite Pogue Bootcamp participant" At the mention of the blonde pogues invention, the others glared over at him. Each annoyed at his incessant need to pressure Talia into acting like a pogue.
"Okay," He held up his hands in defence at the overwhelming lack of respect for him, as he'd put it. He watched as Talia tipped the can back, the girl gulping the contents seemingly as quickly as she possibly could.
"oh shit, look at the kook go" JJ gasped lightly as she emptied the can and laughed when her entire body cringed at the action. He had to admit, he was rather impressed with her ability to do it without complaining any further.
"damn Tal" Kiara let out, half impressed but also a bit worried. She knew something was going on at home but it's not like Talia would ever open up about it and as much as she wanted her to, she couldn't force Talia to talk.
"Pope I think she's officially passed you in Pogue Bootcamp," JJ remarked and Pope looked at the boy like he was stupid.
"How am I in 'Pogue Bootcamp'" He used finger quotes but kept his look. "you idiot" He flipped the hat off JJ's head and walked past him.
"How about we stop saying Pogue Bootcamp, okay? Next time I hear it I'm punching whoever says it" Talia glared at JJ, and the boy scoffed.
"why are you looking at me like that?" Kiara broke into a fit of laughs at that and she flopped onto one of the hammocks. The others reassumed their previous positions, JJ sharing a hammock with Kiara comfortably and Pope sitting next to Talia on the other.
