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𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄「𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐘」

𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

I sit curled up in a blanket on my sofa when the door is knocked on. Letting out a huff, I head to the door and open it to see Pope.

"Can I help you?" I ask curiously.

"We have a mission. Let's go" He says, turning to walk away.

He gets to the porch steps before he realises I'm not following him and he turns to me in confusion.

"Why aren't you following me?" He asks me.

"I'm not coming" I shrug and he groans loudly.

"She said she's not coming!" Pope hollers to the others as he jogs to the van.

I slam the door shut and hop back onto the sofa, trying to get comfortable again.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

"Not Odette too" John B mutters.

"What did you do to her, JJ?" Kiara accuses the blonde boy.

"Shut up, Kiara" He snaps at her angrily.

"You better fix this. That's the second girl to turn me down and I'm not happy about it" Pope sasses JJ as he gets into the van.

"Give me five minutes" JJ huffs, getting out the car and slamming the door shut.

𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

I hear someone knock on the door again and I groan in annoyance.

"Go away, Pope! I'm not leaving this house!" I yell out.

Suddenly the door is swung open and my head spins around to see JJ storm into the house.

"I'm not doing this with you right now, JJ" I sigh, looking away from him.

The blonde boy I call my best friend plops onto the coffee table in front of me and grabs my face in his hands.

"Listen to me and listen good, Odette Harlow" He starts and I look up at him in surprise.

"I made a move on you and you didn't like it. I'm not going to make you so uncomfortable that you don't want to hang out with us. If you don't want me, I'll take a couple steps back because i'd rather be your best friend than be someone you're avoiding" He explains and I push down all the emotions bubbling inside me.

"Under the rug, okay?" JJ assures me and I smile softly, as he drops his hands to his sides.

"You don't have to do that" I shake my head.

"I know, but I want to" He replies.

I throw my arms around his neck and he hugs me close to him, as if he's scared of me slipping through his fingers.

"You guys killed each other?" I hear a voice ask and I turn to see Kiara at the door.

"No, I was just about to get changed" I tell her.