i run back downstairs, pretending that i didn't rampage his bag and notice he has a gun.
"soooo..." i say looking at him and pulling him off the couch.
"cmon caramel", he replies walking out the door.
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we arrive to see our friends at the dock. they're all laughing and drinking some type of alcohol, and getting on a boat.
"oh hey, gargoyles" jj says joining the party. i roll my eyes at the weird introduction.
"hey jj. jade. so, we need to go to figure 8. we need to steal some golf gear" john b says, as he pats jjs back.
"uhm none of us golf, why would we even need that" jj says questioning the panic in john bs face.
"yeah, we don't golf, but we need to take revenge on topper and kelce." kie says, putting supplies in the boat.
"what'd they do to pope this time?" jj says pitching his voice, concerned for pope, while lifting his arm in popes direction.
"robbed his house. don't know why. it's been a on and off war between them" john b says, jumping in the boat.
jj and me step in the boat, as he grabs my hand helping me in.
we arrive there and come with a plan. me and jj and john b will grab the stuff, while pope and kie and sarah distract them.
me and john b sneak around the corner and look around for any signs of anybody. we enter the storage unit they keep their supplies in.
"jj come on" john b whisper yells at jj, who's looking around in the other direction.
"hey you know what? you guys do what your doing. i'll be right back." jj says. we don't think anything of it but let it go.
me and john b grab the stuff very carefully, trying not to make anything clink or clatter. we run back to the boat on our tippy toes, laying the stuff carefully in the boat. john b and i high five. "good job, my lad" he says bowing to me. "back at you, my gentleman" i say doing a curtsy.
jj runs back to us, putting cash in his pockets. john bs smile drops from his lips, and runs up to jj with anger in his steps.
"jj, i told you to stop stealing. of course all you do is steal money from the kooks only putting us in more danger." john b whisper yells at jj. jj just shrugs and keeps walking.
"i'm serious jj. why are you like this?" john b says chasing him.
i watch from a distance, not wanting anything to happen, involving me.
"listen. were poor. it's money. why wouldn't i want it?" jj says with a smile on his face as he shuffles the cash.
john b pills jj bu the front of the shirt looking at him dead in the eyes. "i swear to god. if you keep doing shit like this, you're gonna end up just like your dad".
jj pins john b up onto the storage unit, looking at him with pure anger in his eyes, breathing heavily.
"don't you dare say that to me again." jj says.
"i'm only speaking the truth." john b says.
jj is just causing harm to john b and the best thing i can do is agree with john b. he needs to hear it from someone else.
"jj, let go of him. he's right. you need to quit this." i say with no confidence in my voice, afraid what's going to happen next.
pope and kie and sarah run up with smiles on their face that immediately drop when they see a pissed off jj.
jj lets go of john b, and walks over to me.
"you know what jade, i thought you were in my side." he says.
"and i am. i really am, but-"
"exactly. you're not on my side. just like i expected."
he turns around and sees pope and kie.
"none of you are." he says looking down.
"jade, i'm so disappointed in you." he says looking at me up and down in fury.
"jj stop. i have no clue what's happening but they're probably right." kie says.
jj turns around to attack her, and sarah runs next to me, supporting me with a side hug.
"look jj, just leave us if you're gonna be like this. come back when you actually have decency to start respecting everyone" john b says.
"fine. i'll go. i'll leave." he says walking off.
i don't want him to go. but he needs to leave. everyone gets on the boat, giving me side glares.
"jade, are you okay?" they look at me with raised eyebrows.
there's a moment of silence and than i pitch in, "don't worry, he's definitely going through something.".
