"What's going on, JJ?"
"The two guys from the marsh are here."
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Ugh!" I groan, the sun flashing in my face. I sit up on John B's pull out couch and see JJ, practically drooling on my shirt "Seriously, JJ?" I say, annoyed "What?" He says, rubbing his eyes "You got drool, all over my shirt." I put my face in my hands "I'll just give you one of mine." He says, getting a shirt out of his bag "No, it's okay. I'll just get some from my parents house." I smile through my teeth. Like i said before, I hated my foster parents.
"You sure?" JJ asks "Want me to come with?" I shake my head "No, i'll be back soon." I walk out of the Chateau and start walking to my 'parents' house.
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I'm standing on their front porch, they're considered Kooks, but since i'm never seen with them i'm a pogue.
"Richard, why can't we just let her come back?" I hear my mom say, from the inside of the house "Fine, but if she even speaks about what we did to her, she's out. Again." He yells, he's never liked me. If anything, he was the one to abuse me while my mother was the one to try and stop him.
I hear footsteps coming near the front of the house, i run off the porch and hide in a bush.
"Come on, Richard." my mom calls, she seems really excited. Richard walks out of the house behind her and they get into their Mercedes.
I noticed they didn't lock the door, so i quickly run into the house, forgetting how big it was. I run into my room and get my book bag from school, and put as many clothes I can possibly fit into it.
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I get back to the Chateau to see JJ waiting outside John B's window.
"What are you doing?" I ask, startling him "Jesus, Kels. Scared me." He said, putting his hand on his chest "I'm gonna scare John B, watch." JJ banged his hand on John B's front door and yelled "DCS! I know you're in there!" I laughed, JJ put a finger over his mouth signaling for me to 'be quiet' JJ jumped in front of John B's window and I could see JB practically fall off the couch.
"Gotcha, slick." JJ laughs "You should have seen your face. Your face was like." JJ imitates John B's face, causing me to almost fall to the ground.
We get into 'Crusty', JJ and John B in the front while i'm in the back.
"I'm just saying, I don't understand why you don't at least try and get with Kiara." JJ says "She clearly likes you." I roll my eyes, how many times is he going to bring this up? "She's like 'Oh, John B'." JJ imitates "Is that what she does?" John B questions "She's sketching about you diving, then she kissed you." "She kissed me on the cheek." John B sighed "It's not like we were making out."
"Don't pretend you don't notice. I see it in your eyes, you're like 'i kinda like that,' and you start blushing." JJ started "I blush?" John B asked "Yeah, yeah." JJ reached for John B's compass, John B reaches over in attempt to try and get it back "Hey, i'm just looking at it." JJ said in defense "I gotta admit, your father's compass in Scooter's boat, that's freaky. "Yeah and that's why we're going to talk to Ms. Lana, figure this whole thing out." John B replied.
"Wait, do I have to like, go inside?" I asked "It'd be better if you did." JJ winked, I looked away and felt my cheeks get hot, they never do this. "You know, i bet she'd love to talk to us. It's not like her husband just drowned or something." JJ said sarcastically
