Stowaways [JJ Maybank]

6. OBX

We get to the OBX. I'm sorta nervous to see if Kie's parents are even gonna let me stay with them.
"Can you drop me off at John B's?" Sarah asks.
"Yeah." Pope says.

"Anyone know when we're all meeting back up?" I ask.
"First we gotta survive our parents." Kie says.

We get off the boat.
"Welcome to the OBX Cleo and Naomi." Pope says.
"You're crazy, Pope. Your parents are not going to appreciate me shacking up." Cleo says.
"Of course they will. Are you kidding? Heyward might put you to work, but we could always use the help."
"I don't know man. You sure?"
"Yeah, look, he might squawk a little bit, but let me talk to him.

"You sure they'll let me stay, Kie?" I ask her. She sighs softly.
"Let me just talk to them first." She says and I nod.

We get to Kie's house. It's huge.
"This is me. Home sweet home." She says. We follow her.
"Holy shit." I mutter.
"Damn, Kiara. You live here? This is like the white house man." Cleo says.
"How bad do you think it's gonna be?" Pope asks.
"Scale one to ten? Twenty." Kie says. I give her a sad smile.
"Want us to wait here?" JJ asks.
"No, I got this. Thanks for walking me. Nai come back in like 30, I'll do my best to talk to them." She says.
"Goodluck." I say.

We all walk away and make our way to Pope's. His parents hug him. It's sweet.

Cleo stands by them and I know that they'll love her.

"See ya later." We say before starting to walk to JJ's place.

"Now don't say I didn't warn you about this place." JJ says.
"You seem to forget where I've been, JJ."

He smiles softly.

We walk up to his house. It's not the worst I've seen. We walk up to the door. There's an eviction notice on the door.

"Shit." He mutters ripping the paper off. He tries the door but it's closed.

"We have to go through the window." He says walking down the porch. He opens the window and climbs inside. He puts a hand out. I take it and he helps me climb through.

He starts walking around looking for things. He grabs a beer bottle and hands it to me.
"Thank you." I say taking a sip.

He throws his shirt off before throwing on a new one. I force myself to look away to give him some privacy.

"Do you wanna change? You can wear something of mine."
"I kinda wanna shower."
"We don't have water." He says sitting on the couch.
"It's okay, I'll just run down to Kie's." I say. He nods.

I walk out and go to Kiara's. I'm so scared.

I knock on the door. Kiara opens it.
"Hey." She says softly.
"What'd they say?" I ask.
"Well-.." She starts saying.

"Look kid, come back tomorrow." Her dad says. I nod slowly.
"I'm sorry honey, we just need time." Her mom says.
"I get that."

"Do you want some clothes though? I can give you some." Kie says.
"I'd appreciate that." I say.

She lets me in and I feel her parents stare at me.

We walk up to my room. She gets a bag and hands it to me.
"Just grab what you want." Kie says.

"Actually, can I use your shower?"
"Yes, of course. I'll fill your bag."
"Thank you." I say.

I get in the shower and change into a small crop top and shorts.

She hands me the bag and walks me downstairs.
"Where are you staying?"
"JJ's." I say.
"Okay, that's good. Be careful." She says grabbing my arm softly.
"I will be, thank you again." I say hugging her.