Y/n pov
"Y/n?" I hear my brother call me. I get up, leaving my comfy bed might I add, and walk out to see him at the kitchen.
I gave him a look of what?
"I left my vape at John B and I don't wanna leave you here with dad, so your gonna go with me." He said grabbing his dirtbike keys.
I wasn't one to talk a lot but I quirked a brow. "Don't worry their all working right now. No one will see you." He said reassuring me. I let out a sigh and nodded.
The reason I hated people seeing me was because of all the bruises and cuts our dad left on us. One year after JJ was born, I y/n Maybank was born in the outerbanks, and months later our mom sadly left us. JJ and I don't remember her at all which I guess can be a good thing. Anyways, my dad blames me, not JJ, for our mom leaving. Says that it was always fine with just JJ. Now JJ gets his punches and bruises from my dad also, but I never went a day without a bruise on my face or a busted lip. So JJ decided to keep me away from people. Most people figured our dad hurt us, but they never had proof. If I was to go out I had to cake makeup on my face or it had to be at night. So I just never left the house in the day. We hated our dad don't get us wrong, but if we left him they'd put us in foster care and we'd have to leave the island. Which was a big no.
I sat on the back of JJ bike as we rode through the cut. I wore his helmet so people didn't see me. To the people that knew him, they would just think I was another girl he was hooking up with. Which is really gross to think about.
"We're here." He said getting off the bike. I took his helmet off and set it down. "Come on I'm not leaving you out here." He said as he walked up to the house. JJ told me all about his friends. How John B kind of led the group. How Pope was super smart, and how Kiara was super pretty and down to earth. He would show me pictures of them doing the dumbest shit. It was actually relaxing to hear his stories since I didn't have friends.
"Don't touch anything." JJ said as he walked inside with me following him.
"JJ?" A voice said behind us. Wiping around scare I saw John B. I new him from JJ stories and pictures.
"John B shit! What are you doing here?" JJ said quickly and moved me behind him.
"Uh I live here." John B said confused.
"Right right." JJ mumbled. "Aren't you supposed to be at work?" He asked.
"Nah ward said I could have today off." John B said. "So who's the girl?" John B asked my brother.
I gripped JJ shirt. I didn't want people to know about me. They'd think I was ugly with my bruises and cuts on my body. They would look at me like a charity case.
"Uh no one. Ya no one So we'll just be going now." JJ said quickly and tried to pull me out the front door, as John B was blocking the back door.
"JJ!" I heard a girls voice. More people? Are you kidding me?
JJ stopped.
"Hey Kiara. Hey Pope." He said nervously. "What are you guys doing here?" He asked them.
"Oh well JB said he got off work and then our parents let us go and we planned on going out to the marsh." Pope said.
"Uh um well." JJ tried to say. I was silent the whole time.
"Soo you gonna introduce us to the girl?" Kiara said and I watched her point to me. I ducked behind JJ more.
JJ didn't say a word.
"JJ just tell us who's the girl?" Pope said.
"Um well." My brother said trying to speak again.
"Is it another hook up?" Kiara chuckled.
"No! God no!" My brother said quickly.
"So then who is it?" John B asked as he know stood with the other two.
"Ok well. I've Uh kind of kept a secret from you all." JJ said. No, no, no! He was gonna tell them! They'd tell the cops about my condition and we'd get separated. I pulled on his shirt. He turned around and sighed.
"Don't worry. They know about dad ok? We won't be split up. They won't say anything to anyone." He said quietly so only I could hear. He knew that was a fear of mine.
"This is Uh my sister." JJ said turning back to his friends. "This is y/n." JJ said gripping my hand. I still stayed behind him. I didn't want anyone to see my ugly self. I wanted no pity.
"Funny JJ, who's the girl?" Kiara laughed.
"Kie I don't think he's lying." John B said.
"Wait your serious?" She asked. I watched JJ nod his head.
"Why didn't we know this?" Pope asked.
"Well ya see. I was afraid." He said. "I was afraid of what people would say." He said.
"Say about what? About her? JJ people love you, not the cops but your funny and I bet your sister is just like your lovable self!" John B as I watched him move his hands around while he talked. JJ chuckled.
"Actually. She's the opposite of me." JJ said. "And I was afraid of what people would say when they saw this..." He trialed off and pulled me to be at his side. I watched as Kiaras mouth dropped open and gasp. Pope said "oh shit." John B had wide eyes. I gulped but gave them a tiny wave.
"JJ did your guys dad do that?" Kiara said starting to cry. I didn't want pity! I hated it.
"Ya." JJ mumbled. "I can't always be there for her and even when I am my dad knows to hurt me first so I can't stand up for her." He said getting into details. "And don't give her pity. She hates it." JJ added.
"So how come you've kept her hidden this whole time? Like no one knows about her?" Pope asked confused still.
"We're gonna want to sit down for this." JJ sighed and we all moved to the back porch.
