Broken and Fearless // C.B.

Chapter 99

Jake's video: Whip Cream Tag

[There are multiple POV switches in this chapter. Forewarning. It's easier to switch the POVs to tell exactly what happens when one person is It.]

Colby's POV:

Jake started his video. "It's Jake Webber. And I'm hunting critters."

He swung the pink butterfly net a couple times before saying, "So I caught a big one earlier. Let's check it out."

Jules eyed me and smirked, readying to splash me.

I shook my head. "Babe, you really don't want to do that."

"Ya huh, I do."

"You know what'll happen. A splash battle that I'll win."

"I'm the queen of Pride Pool. Remember?"

"Colby! Juliet!" Jake yelled.

We turned and he said, "Lay down."

Jules and I laid down on the red concrete.

"Just keep your eyes closed, okay?" Jake told me. "Juliet, whatever you hear, don't open your eyes. Three--"

"Brother," I said, covering my mouth. "Don't put it in my mouth."

"Two, one."

I felt something on my face. "What the fuck is that?" I shot up. "What the fuck is that? What the fuck is that? Ew!" I flicked the bug away. "What the fuck is that? Nasty."

"Juliet, your turn."

She frowned. "It's nothing bad, right?"

Jake shook his head. "No, it's nothing bad."

He picked up the bug and counted down. "Three, two, one."

Jake placed the bug on her eyelid and she screamed bloody murder as she jumped into my arms.

"What is that?!" She demanded. "What is that?!"

Jules hopped down and picked up the bug with a grimace before throwing it at Jake. "You little--"

I grabbed her by the waist before she could do anything else.

"Corey, come here," Jake said. "Can I do something to you, bro?"

Corey laid down and said, "Jake. Jake. I don't wanna die a vegan."

"Eyes closed. Keep 'em closed. Look at this. Open your eyes."

"Jake, I don't wanna die a vegan."

"Open your eyes."

Corey opened his eyes and noticed the bug on his forehead and wheezed, "What the fuck is that?" He started laughing. "Take it off!" He turned his head and the bug fell and Corey stood, picking up the bug. "He's our friend. And he's still alive." He started petting the bug.

"What should we name him?"

"Hercules."

Jules scoffed. "More like Taka."

Jake glanced at her. "That's a good name, too."

"It means trash in Swahili."

Corey's mouth gaped. "Don't talk about Hercules like that! Or Sarah."

"Kiss him," Jake said, bringing the bug to Sam.

"Kiss him," Corey repeated.

"No, no, no!"

The bug went into Sam's mouth and Jules shuddered in disgust. "Sometimes I hate living with a bunch of guys. They're idiotic and disgusting."

Jake sat on the basketball court. "Today, we're gonna be doing shaving cream tag. I actually have an experiment for you guys. We're gonna see which one is strongest so we can use that one in the game."