Fever dream • JJ Maybank

𝐃𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬

"Enough of this emotion shit. Get in the Cat's ass. Come on" Jay adds "in the what?" Kie questions "in the Cat's ass. That's what I named her" he answers

"Oh, hey, yo. I almost forgot" he says as he click a switch turning more lights "yeah that's right I know. Disco mode. That's right baby!" he says

"Are you kidding me? You could've paid for restitution!" Pope speaks "or literally given it to any charity!" Kie adds "guys-" I says trying to calm them down

I am not going to lie, Jay was being unreasonable for this but before figuring out why he did that, judging won't help, it will just make everything worse.

"What, Haley? You can't defend him, he could've helped us buy supplies to get the rest of the gold out of the well!" Pope says

"Okay, well, you know what? I didn't do that!" He says standing up revealing bunch of bruises on his body.

He did go back home after all. I shouldn't let him go.

"I got a hot tub! For my friends. I got a hot tub for my friends. You know what? No, you know what? Screw friends. I got a hot tub for my family!" He says as I stare at him and see the pain in his eyes while saying it

"JJ, what the hell?" Kie says "I got this for you. Guys look what I did for you! All right? Look at this! Look at this!" He says "Jay..." I says

"No you stop being emotional it's fine, okay?" He says and I can see him trying to smile, trying to show it was fine, but it wasn't.

"I mean it's sweet, right? Everything-" he says but I interrupts him by getting into the hot tub and hugs him and we both starts to sob

"I just couldn't do it" he starts "I can't take him anymore! I was gonna kill him" he sobs as I rubs him back and tries to comfort him before Kie and Pope got in as well and join the hug

"You're a good friend Jay" I whispers with a breaking voice "I just wanna do the right thing" he says "I know, I know" Kie says

-

Kie and Pope got to their home as I staid with Jay. We both sits by the edge of the hot tub

"I am sorry for what I said today" he says "it's okay, we can just forget about the kiss" I says "but, Haley" he starts as he face me

"I did liked it- I mean it did meant a lot for me, I was just scared" he explains "of what?" I asks "I don't know, that I would screw up" he says with a shrug

"Even if you will, I am gonna be there. You are allowed to screw up as long as it doesn't meant to hurt me, and I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt me" I says

"But I did hurt you, I know I did" he says "but you didn't meant that, you were upset and you needed to be alone, I get it" I assure him

"What happened to your neck?" He asks "it was nothing, just an accident in the kitchen" I says, I wasn't fully lying

"I can sill tell when you're lying" he says before I look down "look I just don't want you to get upset, you had a rough day" I says

"Haley, tell me what happened" he says and I face his worried look "Rafe came for a visit" I says "what?" Did he do this to you?" He asks with panic