𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑, 𝗃𝗃 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄

30: "𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢."

The group had agreed to go along with Pope's plan, finding themselves in public as the Heyward boy clambers out of the car to get a ticket for his two friends. John B, currently, has his seat lowered, keeping his face hidden from the public's eye while Y/n sat in-between her brother and boyfriend, her knee bouncing up and down.

JJ notices his girlfriend's actions and gently rests his hand on her knee, causing her to relax as she stops moving it while he leans forward, pressing a soft kiss to her temple. Meanwhile, Pope had just gotten to the stand, only to sigh when he sees a sign saying the ferry was closed. However, he immediately tenses when his eyes land on a piece of paper below it.

The words 'WANTED' were printed right at the top, John B's full name and picture beneath it. Trying to be subtle, Pope grabs the paper, clutching it tight in his hands as he speeds back to the vehicle his friends were in, all of them watching him with slight curious looks.

"Okay, so, bad news. The ferry's closed, and there is this." Pope tells his friends, handing them the paper and getting into the car.

"Well, John B, this is a good framer of you." JJ comments.

"Okay, so the whole island's looking for John B right now." Pope points out.

"That's a lot of money." Y/n reminds, panic filling her voice.

"Congratulations, John B. You're now famous." JJ jokes while handing the poster to his friend.-

"Guys, we got to get to the HMS. We need small, no running lights--" Kie begins.

"It's at the Chateau, Kie." John B interrupts.

"And I wonder if the cops got the entire place staked out. Let me think. Oh, yeah. No. They definitely have that place locked down." JJ informs.

Kie nods. "Yeah, copy that."

"Let me think. Just give me a second." Pope starts. "JJ. Does your dad still have that boat? The cigarette boat, the Phantom. The one he used to race."

JJ shrugs. "Maybe."

"You could get right up the coast, no problem." Pope states.

"It won't be easy, Pope." JJ replies. "I don't know where the keys are."

"Well, find them." Pope demands. "Why is nobody moving forward?"

"Can you relax? JJ, how much weed did you give him?" Kie questions.

"The car's on the poster." John B hisses.

Pope honks the horn several times. "Can we move it, please?"

"It's that guy. Right there." A little boy observes while pointing at them, catching their attention. "We get twenty-five thousand dollars if we find him."

"He's right there!" A man calls out while banging on the window, looking down at John B. "I found him."

The little boy and the man began arguing back and forth on who found John B first as he turns over, Y/n helping him hide. Meanwhile, Kie was shouting to Pope to start the car, which he eventually does, slamming into the car in front of them, pushing it forward and turning the car.

Next thing they knew, they were driving on the grass, making many people move out of the way frantically, not wanting to be hit. Just then, Pope turns on the main road, hitting a mailbox in the process before he slams on the breaks, his face suddenly serious as he turns to John B.

"John B, get out." Pope orders.

JJ nods. "He's right. We'll draw the cops, you run. I'll get the rig, and I'll meet you in the dump tomorrow, okay? Three o'clock, okay?"

With that, John B gives his sister one last glance before rushing out and into the woods as Pope drives off.

***

The sky had slowly started to become dark as the sun was setting very slowly, showing it had been a little while since they dispersed from John B. The entire car smelled like weed as two out of the four Pogues were high on it. It happened to be the two boys in the group, Pope still being the one to drive, somehow not crashing the vehicle yet.

When her boyfriend had offered the blunt he rolled up, Y/n had declined it, to worried about her brother at the moment. Both her and Kie were the only ones not high, occasionally sharing glances as the two boys laughed rather loudly.

The Maybank boy's arm had been wrapped around his girlfriend's shoulders before she moved out of his arms and sat across from him, not liking how she was constantly being shaken every few seconds. Even with how high he was, JJ couldn't help but frown when she did that, but began laughing again when Pope said something. As they laughed, anger had soon shown on Kie's face.

"Pull over!" Kie shouts in anger.

Almost instantly, Pope had pressed on the breaks, the car swerving a lot as they had just turned the corner on a dirt road, the music still going on in the background as the boys had quiet down after her outburst. Not wasting any time, Kie stomps out of the vehicle and walks around to the driver's side.

"JJ, it's not funny." Y/n scolds her boyfriend quietly.

"He shouldn't be driving." Kie adds.

"Mamas mad." JJ comments with a quiet voice.

Y/n only rolls her eyes a little at her boyfriend's comment, resting her head on the back of her seat. Pope didn't even bother getting out and walking as he slid over the controls and onto the passenger's side while Kie gets into the driver's seat, slamming the door shut.

The Carrera girl glances back at the Routledge girl, both exchanging a small look while JJ watched, keeping his eyes on his girlfriend. When they nod at each other, Kie drives off, going in a different route.

***

The crickets could be heard as Kie parked the car near the Cameron residence. Both girls silently agreed as the Carrera girl exited the vehicle to go and try to talk to the eldest daughter of the Cameron family, Pope following right after her, both climbing over a wall to do so.

The young couple of the four silently sat in the vehicle together, JJ continuing to smoke some of the weed he had. Y/n had the back of her head rested on the window sill, her eyes closed. JJ couldn't help but stare at his girlfriend. He knew how stressed she was about this.

And him laughing with Pope while they got high off weed as John B was running for his life, the cops continuously chasing after him, wasn't helping her. Y/n was scared and concerned for her brother, and so was JJ. John B was his best friend.

"Hey." JJ quietly whispers, causing her to look at him. "Maybe take a nap, baby. You look exhausted."

In response, Y/n only nods a little, trying to get comfortable where she was sitting. As she moved around, JJ watched her before scooting over, seating himself beside her and slowly wrapping his arms around her, letting her pull away if she wanted to.

However, the Routledge girl only buries herself against his side, moving herself to lay down, head now on her boyfriend's lap, eyes fluttering shut. JJ held a smile as he looked down at her, running his fingers through her soft hair as she slept peacefully.

"I love you, baby. I'm sorry." JJ mumbles.