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CHAPTER THREE

new beginnings


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There was one particular incident that took place as we visited an abandoned cabin on one side of the road. I had been wearing a loose t-shirt of some band I didn't know, and some cut off jeans that I had found in JJ's room. They hung a little loosely on me, but they served their purpose. My hair hadn't seen scissors in a while, cascading just above my lower back, so I'd pulled it up into a high ponytail to keep it out of my face.

JJ was telling us all about how we were going to use the boards the house had been constructed for our own purposes, and Pope had gotten closer, trying to examine them in a better light.

"These are rotten as shit, man."

"They're free as shit as well."

Cleo didn't look too convinced, but I followed her as she pulled from one of the worst looking to look at the one below it. "Look, not all rotten."

"Yeah, thank you, Cleo." JJ said, pulling more boards off the wall.

Divided into teams, we set to work, determined to salvage as many boards as possible. I paired up with Kie, both of us straining to pull the boards free without breaking them. There was one board that stubbornly clung to the structure. Kie and I tugged with all our might, feeling it begin to budge.

"Hold on," JB chimed in, grabbing the board with both hands.

"No, wait—" I tried to warn him, but it was too late.

With a forceful yank, JB pulled, unaware that Kie and I were on the brink of success. The board shot out of his grip and slammed right into my face. The impact knocked me back, and I stumbled until my heels collided with the pile of boards behind me, sending me crashing to the ground.

As I fell, my ankle twisted awkwardly, pain radiating through my leg. With blood streaming from my nose, I cried out in agony, the world around me fading momentarily to black. I blinked trying to get the tears to stay and not leave me.

"Fuck! Are you okay?" Kiara rushed over to me, grabbing one of my arms, trying to help me stand.

JJ was next to me a heartbeat later, throwing my arm around his shoulders to help me stand, and eyeing my ankle with worry. "Alright, I'll take her to the hospital."

"I- I'm so sorry, Bee!" John B rushed over to me. "I'll take her, J, just-" He reached for my arm.

"John, if you touch me right now I swear to God it'll be the last thing you do on this Earth."

John B dropped his arms immediately to his sides. JJ held back a laugh, as he helped me get into the Twinkie.

"New plan. We drive to the hospital, I'll stay with her, and you take the boards back home." JJ instructed.

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