Bad Timing - Jiara (JJ Maybank & Kiara Carrera)

Chapter 7

"you definitely like him" kie tried to disregard her best friend's comments as they both drive to a party at the boneyard, but it was getting out of hand, because after all, Sarah was the most persistent person Kiara knew. 

"you like him." she informs kie again, more so an statement, and as if it was old information, Kie nods her head in agreement, yet seconds later became aware of what she was doing and stopped immediately 

"NO I- i don't" kie says prickly, trying to shake the head she was nodding slowly now vigorously as if disregarding her previous action. 

"then what was that flirting back on the boat-" Sarah asks before kie could cut her off. 

"he was flirting with me; I chose to ignore it" kie replies proudly, pulling the rear view of the mirror towards her as she toucher up her appearance, followed by Sarah glancing at her threateningly, then slapping her hand, and lastly bringing the mirror back to it's place before they crash Sarah's Car. 

"look, you're mission tonight, is to NOT let me drunk-confess anything to him" Kie says in a whisper as she straddles Sarah's arm while they walk through the bodies crammed together even in the outdoorsy area that was the beachside.

"no promises, sorry!" Sarah's face turns pitiful, but the only reason of her presence in the party that wasn't usually her type was that her boyfriend would be there, and they have been trying to work it out, so this was his way of 'having fun', although it was something she rarely does, Sarah went along with it.

"guess Pope will be in charge of me tonight" Kie mutters to herself as she watches Sarah run to her boyfriends arms, one of her leg up in the air as they kiss passionately, and so, Kiara's thoughts wandered if her and Chase would've been as happy as Sarah and Topper was, or at least looked like, but after she broke up with him exactly five months ago after she'd put all her fears to rest, or rather when Chase went into rehab, it was the last time she saw what could've been the one she rounded up with for the rest of her live, yet she wouldn't have given it back, for the lifestyle she was pulling off oh so happily satisfied her just fine. 

Yet, without any warning, an anguishing ping in her heart was what Kiara first felt as soon as she gets a glimpse of JJ with another girl. 

She wraps herself around him closer when the girl notices kie staring, eyeing Kie warily as she engulfs her tongue deeper into the kiss she initiated with the blond who had his arms wrapped around her waist. 

She looked down, too bored of the sight, or maybe just too hurt. Her fingers started fiddling with one of the many bracelets on her hands, and as if the universe was telling her something, the bracelet happened to be JJ's. It had little turtles on it, he stole it for her, but the thought of him getting it from another girl after she forgot it at his place, was unsettling, yet she still claimed it profoundly. 

 Kiara knew herself more than anyone, she knew how quickly she gets attached to someone, and maybe it was wrong of kie to fall for a guy like JJ, but JJ had everyone fooled, maybe this was just how he was around his friends, flirty with no motive. 

"ugh-where are they?" The girl starts scanning the room for JohnB and Pope as soon as Sarah ditched her, but her eyes couldn't help but stare at who happened to be the most gorgeous girl at the party shoving her tongue down JJ's throat, but atlas, JJ never stopped his coquetry with other girls, even after befriending Kie, and why would he? 

"kie! Hi!" As if on cue, Pope turns up from behind her, twisting her by her shoulders. 

"hey! I was looking for you" she says as takes turns hugging them. Truth was she was the first member of the group that made them realize how touch-starved they were, for they never hugged or even shared any platonic physical touch, but Kiara changed than with just her being herself, for the girl's love language was pure touch.