winded ☞︎ jj maybank

midsummers ; (3/3)

    "ALL right," John B said, as Pope opened the door to the hippie van. "Hit it, boys! We're goin'. Recon mission!" JJ chuckled. "Yo, uh.. so, uh, I— I think I'm gonna do this one by myself.." John B said, turning back to look at us as he slowly nodded his head.

    "Tonight," He finished. Kiara rolled her eyes, turning away from him. JJ sat back in his seat,"Really?" "What?" John B asked. "Nothin', brother," JJ replied.

    "Look, I just don't want to spook Sarah with the peanut gallery," John B explained. Kie huffed,"I just don't understand why we're involving her at all."

   John B sighed,"Kie, we're not involving her, okay? And it's— it's just, uh, like a— a business meeting.. thing." JJ pretended to suck on something, causing Pope and I to laugh.

   "Look, once we get what we need, we cut her loose, all right? Plus, we need the map," John B said, eyes wide, trying to convince mainly Kie why we should be involving Sarah.

    "Promise me nothing's happening between you two," Kie said, eyeing him. "Nothing is happening, Kie," John B said rather sarcastically. Still not sure why it matters so damn much to Kiara. Sarah and I don't necessarily like each other, but I don't dislike her, either. Even though that doesn't mean she feels the same.

    "I'm being serious," Kie hissed. "Okay!" John B said, raising his voice defensively. "This isn't about you, and this isn't about us. This is about her," Kie said, furrowing her brows. John B slowly nodded his head as I pursed my lips, watching the scene unfold before me.

    "Dude, she's gonna get inside your head. Just promise me nothing's happening between you guys," Kie sighed. "I promise," John B replied.

   "That was really believable," JJ shook his head. "A hundred percent believable," Pope added. "Couldn't find a flaw,"I quipped. "Anyways, um.. I'm gonna take care of business," John B said.

    "You're gonna take care of it, so well," JJ nodded. "I tell you," Pope grinned,"We'll just sit here." "Huh?" JJ asked. The two were honestly confusing me. "Yeah. Yeah," John N replied, getting out of the drivers seat.

   "In the hot-ass car.." Pope mumbled,"While it's lightning." John B slammed the door shut, as he walked away.

    Kiara rested a hand on her cheek, obviously thinking to herself. Pope and JJ were cracking jokes, keeping themselves from boredom. Or well, they were trying. I was amused, really, solving a mystery of my own. Why Kiara really disliked Sarah this much, and if she had feelings for John B.

    "Kiara, holding onto your grudges is like drinking poison and thinking Sarah will die," Pope said, as he turned to her, away from he and JJ's jokes. "Exactly," JJ grinned.

    "Why don't you like her, exactly?" I asked, tuning into the conversation, away from my thoughts. "Why I don't like her doesn't matter, Tia, aren't you on my side?" Kie asked. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be? I don't even know Sarah," I replied. She nodded, biting the inside of her lip.

    "Does this have anything at all to do with.. the uh.. the kiss thing.. with John B?" I asked, a bit worried for her reaction. She glared at me,"No. It doesn't, why would you even ask that? If I don't like Sarah, and if you're really my friend, it won't matter why. You'll just stick with me," Kiara rolled her eyes. I furrowed my brows. That's not something real friends do. But I wasn't about to add to the fire.

    I looked out the window, the rain tapping against the glass, wind flaring. The thunder roared. I shook my head, muttering to myself,"Does it really take that long to get a damn map?"

    "Wait, do you guys hear that? Sh," Kiara interrupter, as the thunder rumbled from outside. "What?" JJ and Pope both asked. I peeped my head up, staring at them.

   "Please, somebody help!" We heard, a girls voice yelling in the distance. Sarah Cameron. "Oh, wait, no, I hear that," JJ said, as we all got up. "Shit," Pope muttered.

    "What the fuck?" Kiara whispered as we climbed out of the van, breaking into a sprint towards the tower.

   We saw Sarah perched over John B, laying on the ground. "Sarah, what happened?" Pope asked, catching his breath as we all came to a stop. Sarah sobbed,"I don't know what to do. He needs help. Topper shoved him."

    "Where the hell is he?" JJ asked, anger rising in his voice, wanting to defend his friend. "Oh, please, please, please get help. I don't care who. Just call someone," Sarah begged. "Go. Go!" JJ yelled at Pope.

    "Help, please," She whined. "Pope, hurry!" Kiara yelled as Pope took off. I couldn't wrap my head around the situation. I was in shock. I hadn't moved since I'd seen John B laying there.

    There was one thing I knew, though. If Topper really did push him, that was the last time he'd mess with my friends and get away with it. I am sick of his shit.

    Sarah looked up at us, ready eyed, cradling John B's head in her arms. She kissed his head,"John B, stay with me," She sobbed, as she now planted a kiss onto his lips.

    My head shot towards Kiara, eyes wide. "Please, don't leave me.." Sarah cooed, cupping his cheek. Kiara wore a face of almost.. betrayal, maybe.

    Sarah rested her head onto his,"John B?" "Pope! Come on!" JJ yelled in the direction Pope had taken off to.

   I took a step back, the situation overwhelming me.

also, i am not including john b's hospital scene since that's a sarah and jb moment yk? their little love scene 🥺

a/n : 900+ words. really short. didn't update for 3 days because i had to get a new phone and im gonna write more tonight, hopefully publish 2, but they may not get finished.
thank you so much for 900+ reads! and thank you for reading ☺️ ill try and update more frequently, i just have a lot of stuff going on right now.
again, thank you. -honeybee