{ Pope POV }
"Shut up" I said in disbelief "you did not see JJ"
"I'm pretty sure it was"
"Well where was he?" I asked with a hand on my hip
"Like around the alleyway near your dad's shop" she said
"No... I don't believe that"
"Pope I swear to you it sounded exactly like him"
"I'll agree when I see it" I replied stroppily
"Bu-"
"Please just get the hell out my room, why did you even come here in the first place?" I questioned
"I-I wanted to try and sort some shit out with you again, but I didn't expect to bump into some hooded person who sounds exactly like JJ!"
"Sh shhh keep your voice down" I whispered
"Okay I'm sorry for everything i did, I really am but please... We fix this relationship and then maybe we'll find JJ and everything will be alright again" she suggested
I just shook my head
"Kie I'm sorry but they're gone... all three of them, your still in denial just grow the fuck up and accept it!" I almost snapped towards the end
"JJ is not gone, you know what he's like he doesn't go down easy. Please Pope we can save him..."
"We don't even know where he is!" I whisper yelled
"We found fucking 400 million dollars worth of gold, I'm certain we'll be able to find JJ" she snapped back
"No we are not doing this again the last time we tried to have some big mission two of are friends ended up dead! Who's gonna die next? Come on Kie you and me are the last ones left..."
"Don't be an asshole!" She whispered aggressively "your best friend is out there and you won't even help him! Yes I know I fucked up and that I caused all this shit but now I'm willing to fix it. SO PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, HELP ME POPE!"
"Nobody has seen him yet, not even the police have found him and you really think we're gonna be the ones to find him?" I whispered frustratedly
"This was the same with the gol-"
"Stop talking about the fucking gold!" I snapped "Just get out...please " I shooed her away and she returned this with evils.
"Okay look Kiara, once I'm convinced he's alive then I'll help" I compromised
She rolled her eyes and jumped back down the window.
I felt terrible but to be honest I just feel pretty numb at this point, I've barely gotten over JB's and Sarah's death so there's no way I'm getting over JJ's any time soon
I know Kie's trying to make it up to md but there's really no point if it's just us left. I think we need to start from fresh; new friends, new life, new everything.
{ Kiara POV }
I slumped down onto my desk and looked over to JJ's empty one, it's become a habit now every morning I look there as if I'm expecting to see him sat there twiddling his pen.
At least it was a Friday, but the most depressing thing is that it's Christmas break next week, and for as long as we've been friends we haven't spent a single Christmas without JJ.
I'm pretty sure that I did see him last night, I'm almost certain that it's him. I'm making it my own personal mission to bring that boy home before Christmas..
My head was on the table when I heard the sound of the door being quitely creaked open, I couldn't be assed to lift me head off the table but I was forced to when I heard gasps and the noise of the room growing.
I looked up and my heart dropped, What the fuck happened to him? He was completely battered... He looks so different. More broken. More hurt. There's nothing left of the boy I once knew.
"NO FUCKING WAY" I screamed, jumping up from my desk and ran up to him.
He stood frozen and kept his arms by his side.
"Kiara, sit down!" Mr Bentley snapped
"But-"
"No sit down right now"
I threw myself back down and stared intently at him, he just looked helplessly at the floor.
"S-sit down for now JJ" Mr Bentley spoke, barely above a whisper
JJ nodded and sat himself down at the back, he adjusted his hood and put his head down on the table not wanting to make eye contact with anyone.
Pope turned to me, eyes wide in surprise and whispered
"Why is it everytime we see this kid he's always covered in bruises?"
"I- I don't know" I whispered back, my body still in complete shock but a new feeling was filling up instead... Guilt
{ JJ POV }
My whole body was in crippling pain and the whole class staring at me didn't make it any better. I knew that at any point now some teacher is going to pull me out the lesson to speak to me.
I'm just as confused as everyone else, the only reason Barry forced me to school is because apparently one of the guys that jumped me down that alley saw the missing sign and told the police that they had seen me.
They then called my dad and he made up some excuse of me running away and that I was back now, they even threatened to bring CPS to the doorstep if I wasn't in the next day.
So that's the reason I'm in this shit hole but to be honest I'm actually kinda grateful. Anything is better then being chained up in Barry's basement.
My eyelids felt heavy and I was about to fall asleep, for the first time in weeks I may actually be able to sleep without the fear of something happening to me.
...
I was abruptly awoken by the principal shaking my shoulder, the pastoral support teacher right beside him.
Oh great it's this motherfucker again and the other motherfucker I've never even spoken too.
"JJ can you come to my office please, we just wanna have a quick a chat with you" Mr Golding said in a sickly sweet tone that made my stomach flip.
"Uh - yeah sure" I mumbled, cautiously standing up.
For a moment I caught eye contact with Kie but I was quick to turn away.
I sat down on the crusty ass chair while the teachers sat right infront of me, staring intently at my face.
I shifted uncomfortably
"Do you mind taking your hood down?" he asked
"Yes I do mind" I replied snappily
"I'm not gonna ask you again, please remove the hood" he repeated sternly
"Fuck you, no" I folded my arms
"Language Maybank" Mr Golding scolded
"What's with all the bruises?" Miss Lee asked, hastily changing the subject.
I shrugged and looked down at the desk
"Listen honey, we're here to help you okay" she touched my hand and I immediately flinched it away.
"Don't touch me" I snapped
"Sorry" she apologized but it didn't sound very sincere
"Who hurt you?" She asked again
"No-one" I replied bluntly
She raised her eyebrows at me.
What a bitch.
"Son, we can't help you if we don't know whats going on" the principal intervened
"I don't want your help"
He changed the question realising that I wasn't going to give them the answers they want.
"I heard that you ran away but what was the reason for it? Something must of caused you to want to do such a thing"
I rolled my eyes, disgusted by the tone he was using.
"JJ please I promise that we'll help you as best as we can, you just need to tell us what's happening" Miss Lee persisted
I hesitated for a moment, this could be my chance to get free of that physcopath Barry. But what if they don't believe me? That'll just land me in even more trouble and I definitely don't need that.
"I- I'm fine" I said again "Just had a small accident, thats all... I swear"
She rubbed her hands together and sighed before speaking
"We know that this isn't the first time, is your home life alright? Do we need to get a social worker over ther-"
"NO" I interrupted
"Fine but we need proof that there aren't any more signs of injury on you" she said
"Stand up" she ordered
"W-what?" I whispered
"Stand up" she repeated
I slowly got up and stood straight, my heart was racing in my chest
"Now lift up your shirt"
"No! Surely that's illegal miss" I argued
"It's not illegal if it's for the safeguarding of our students"
"No that's-thats just wierd" I mumbled
Mr Golding just sat there completely unphased by the whole thing
"Sir please tell her that I can't do that. Who the hell asks their students to lift up their shirts" I exclaimed
"You heard her, just do as she says" he replied lowly
My mouth hung agape
"Fuck off" I raised my middle fingers at them and walked out
"Hey, hey come back here"
"JJ" they called out after me but I ignored them and continued walking
"Oi, get your skimpy ass back in there" the horrid PE teacher grabbed me by the arm and forced me back in.
Did they seriously make him stand guard? Are they that afraid of me?
"Stoppp" I shrieked "This is fucking illegal"
Ooopz, what do y'all think? I feel like I've been writing this book for years 🥱
Anyways just stick around to see what happens I feel like a lot of you are gonna be shocked but at the end kinda happy bout it.
Ilyyyy 💗