(a/n 5k??? You guys are amazing, thank you for hanging in there with me, and enjoy the chapter, it's a good one)
Trigger warning: Heavy drug abuse, mentions of death/past attempts
"She just left?" Kie asked as they made their way back into the house
"No, she dumped me, saying all this shit about how she's gonna 'go over a cliff' and that she doesn't want anyone saving her" JJ rubbed his face, tired of fielding questions from everyone
"Wait, she dumped you?" John B's eyebrows furrowed in confusion
"JB-" Sarah tugged on his arm, trying to get him to stop talking
"Yes, she did. The love of my fucking life just walked out after she promised she wouldn't. Fuck!" JJ almost punched the wall before remembering whose house they were in
"Okay, so what's the plan? Regardless of what she thinks, we're obviously going after her" Pope reasoned
"I think our best bet is just looking around the beaches and stuff. It's not like she knows somewhere to hide" John B replied
"What can I do?" A voice interrupted them from their little huddle
"Stay here" JJ spat, not wanting to get into it with Katrina
He had fond memories of her growing up. She was like his replacement mom, when his real one dipped. She had always been so caring, and kind. Even though she already had one abusive dick to worry about, she always tried to protect JJ from his father. But based on the interactions that they already had, JJ knew, this was not the woman he remembered.
"In case she comes back" Pope added trying to ease the tension
"She's obviously not going to come back here, I just want to help" Katrina rolled her eyes
"You've done plenty, thanks. Do you have any idea the shit you put her through? No, you don't, because you weren't there! So let me enlighten you-" JJ was tired of listening to Katrina's attitude
"JJ-" Kie cut him off, warning him. She knew where he was going with this and she knew that her best friend would be furious when she found out
"No, Kie. She needs to hear this. You know, on the 5 year anniversary of your 'death'" He put in air quotes, "She got in her car, which she spent years saving up for by the way, and decided that she was going to try and end up just like how she thought you did. She was driving through red lights! And you know, I thought I could stop her by getting in the car because she would never do anything to purposely put us in danger. But she still went for it, that's how badly she was hurting. And you caused that, so fucking forgive me if I'm not willing to be nice to you" JJ shouted, tugging at strands of his hair
Katrina was shocked, to say the least, she very clearly didn't think about the implications of her leaving.
"Tell me something, did you recognize John B? Was this some sort of sick way to try and get Lydia back into your life?" JJ continued, putting the pieces together in his head
"I knew it was John B when I saw him, he looks just like his dad. But no, it wasn't an evil plan to ruin her life." Katrina fumbled over her words
"Oh please" Pope muttered, as the group shot him a surprised look. There were only a handful of times in his life where he had been disrespectful to an adult and apparently this was going to be one of them. It made JJ swallow a smile, that someone else was just as pissed off as he was
"Lydia didn't give me a chance to explain but you need to hear the story because she won't listen if I'm the one telling her" Katrina instructed the pogues to sit, while Heather went back to her room-- annoyed as ever
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