CHAPTER THREE.
pogues vs kooks
THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN NOVA VAN KIRK WOULD FIND HERSELF looking back on her old life before it all went down in flames. Before her brother died unexpectedly, and before she found comfort in drugs and alcohol in hopes that it would be all she needed in order to take her pain away, there was a time long ago when Nova Van Kirk was actually happy.
Nova remembered the days when her and Riley would go out sailing across the ocean on the sunniest days of summer. The girl could never forget the feeling of the beaming sun against her pale skin, or the way the tide felt when she dipped her feet into the water. And, sure, as Nova got older she stopped doing these things with her brother and finding her own place in the world instead, like every other lost teenager who had no clue what they wanted in life. But Riley never stopped being her best friend. He was her rock whenever things got tough for the girl, and nothing could replace that feeling of comfort she got when her brother was around.
And how could she forget about all the fun she used to have with her friends, the group of rich Kooks getting high at the beach, and throwing parties whenever their parents weren't in town. Even though they were meant to be safe and sensible, and not reckless like the Pogues, they still lived life to the fullest. They would drink until they couldn't stand, and smoke enough pot until they saw stars dancing around in the midst of their hazed state.
But then came the day when Nova found Riley after his overdose, and then finding out he had died when she arrived at the hospital only an hour later. It was a kind of pain and heartbreak that would linger for the rest of Nova's miserable life, a dull ache that would occasionally erupt deep within her chest whenever she thought about him and the bittersweet memories they shared.
That dull ache would eventually turn into a dark void that withered through Nova's soul. A kind of void that could only be filled by the euphoric pleasure that came with the toxic remedies Nova would pollute her body with, flooding her bloodstream and destroying her organs until they were nothing but rot.
Sadly, these were all the thoughts that taunted Nova Van Kirk as she sat alone on a fallen tree that laid across the sandy beach, cradling the drink in her hand whilst she distanced herself away from the rest of the party. The girl then looked out at the thick blanket of darkness that accompanied her, her eyes flickering down to the sight of the crashing waves displayed in front of her. There was just something about the ocean that was so violent, and yet, beautiful all at once. It gave Nova a brief moment of peace and clarity.
It was strange how something so deadly could also be so breathtaking. But it was a moment Nova wished she could drown in for the rest of her life. . . however long that may last.
"Well, well, well..." A male voice broke through the silence, the familiar sound of his taunting tone sending shockwaves throughout Nova's entire body. "Is that Nova Van Kirk — party girl — sitting alone, when there's an entire party happening next door?" The familiar voice continued, causing for Nova to lift her gaze to see the last person she wanted to speak to tonight.
JJ Maybank.
Nova stood up from where she was seated, plastering a fake smile across her lips when she caught his gaze on her. "And is that JJ Maybank — Pogue trash?" She faked gawked, a gasp leaving her lips in the process as she folded her arms over her chest.
JJ simply laughed in response, a look filled with amusement crossing over his face, before he began to approach the girl. "That's real cute, Princess." He commented, coming to a quick stop.
Already feeling fed up with his sudden reappearance for the second time since arriving at The Boneyard, Nova rolls her eyes in response and parted her lips to speak. "Cut the bullshit, JJ. What do you want?" Nova questioned whilst she raises her brow with a suspicious look glazed over her ocean blue eyes.
"Can't a guy keep a girl company when she's clearly cold and alone?" He inquired, wiggling his brows.
The second those words left JJ's lips, Nova let out a loud scoff, a look filled with disgust washing over her face when she quickly caught onto what the boy was indicating towards. "That's so gross." Nova muttered under her breath, but loud enough to make her disgust known to the boy standing in front of her.
"Oh, come on, Nova." JJ laughed once again. "You know this isn't anything that hasn't happened before." He added, waving his finger to indicate between the two.
Nova couldn't believe what she was hearing. First of all, she had already warned JJ to stay away. . . twice. So he had no right to come up to her and taunt her with their little mistake. And even talking to her could blow their big secret out into the open. Secondly, Nova couldn't believe he would be so grotesque. She didn't know if it was a Pogue thing, or a JJ thing, but either way, it completely irked her.
Sighing to herself, Nova parts her lips to speak. "Could you be any louder?" She questioned in a rhetorical manner, staring sharp daggers into JJ's skull.
"Nova, the party is all the way over there..." JJ trailed off, nodding his head towards the crowd of people dancing and laughing in the distance, the same amused expression plastered across his face. "I don't think they can hear us." He pointed out, the boy doing his best to hide the smug smirk that formed across his lips.
Nova simply rolled her eyes in response to JJ's words, before she lifted the red solo cup to her lips and downed what was left of the contents inside. "Well, it looks like I'm gonna join that party. It beats being stuck here with you." She replied, brushing past JJ. But the surfer boy is quick to wrap his strong hand around Nova's upper arm and pull her back around to face him.
The girl was definitely stunned at first, being taken by surprise when she turned back around and came face to face with the Pogue boy. Nova then lifted her gaze to lock eyes with JJ, a shaky breath escaping past her trembling lips when she realised how close they were, their faces only inches apart, their noses almost touching. Nova could have swore she felt the tip of her nose graze against JJ's, chills running up her spine.
However, what truly caught the girl off guard was when JJ leaned closer, his lips almost touching her own, his hot breath smelling of weed and cheap beer. That was enough to make Nova pull back and shove JJ away from her, an angered look flooding her gaze whilst she stared back at the blond haired boy. Nova even felt the urge to slap him for even trying to kiss her, but she restrained herself from causing anymore harm.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" The girl exclaimed in disbelief. "You can't do that."
"Why? Because you have a boyfriend?" He asked, earning a nod from Nova in response, which only caused for JJ to let out a loud scoff. "I hate to break it to you, but he's not a good guy."
Nova rolled her eyes and glared back at the boy. "I know Rafe can be an ass, but he's always been good to me." She explained, hoping to drill the words into JJ's skull before she made a second attempt to leave.
"Because he gives you coke?" He questioned, a suspicious look evident in his alluring gaze.
Nova froze in her tracks, the girl swallowing the thick lump lodged in the back of her throat before she turned around to face JJ. "I have no idea what you're talking about." She replied with a shrug, trying to act oblivious.
JJ shook his head in response, taking a step closer towards the Kook Princess with a serious look plastered across his face. "I saw the bag of coke in his hand at your place yesterday. I'm not blind, Nova. I know what I saw." JJ then retorted.
"Why do you even care so much about what I do?" Nova argued, a simple thought then crossing her mind. "Just because we shared a heart to heart and then jumped into bed together doesn't mean you have to pledge your undying loyalty to me. So why the hell does it matter to you so much?"
"Because of Riley." He told her, the mention of her brother's name being enough to make Nova tense. "He was my friend. He was always there for me when I needed help, and I hate that I didn't recognise he was killing himself until it was too late. I'm not going to let what happened to him happen to you too. It was too late for him, but it doesn't have to be too late for you." He explained further, his eyes softening in the process.
Nova Van Kirk noticed the sincerity laced in the boy's face. She knew he meant every word behind the grief he clearly felt for the friend he lost months ago, and Nova felt every ounce of his pain. The girl knew deep down he was just as broken after Riley's death, and his big heroic speech about saving her was a clear indicator that the last thing he wanted for her to end up six feet under like her brother was. He knew there was still a chance to save her before it was too late.
The only problem was that Nova didn't want to be saved.
"I'm not going to end up like Riley." Nova sighed, her voice much more calm than before. "I have it under control."
"Said by every addict ever." JJ retorted, not believing her reassuring words, not even for a second. "Come on, Nova. Riley wouldn't want you doing this to yourself."
Nova's breath hitched in the back of her throat, the mere mention of what Riley would have wanted hitting a nerve. Nova then rolled back her shoulders, before she parted her lips to speak once again. "Don't you dare tell me what Riley would have wanted. I get that he was your friend, but he was my brother—"
JJ reached out for the girl, "Nova—"
"No. Don't you dare touch me." Nova snapped at the boy, stepping further away from the blond. "If Riley really gave a damn about me then he wouldn't have left me all alone. He's died, and he's never coming back. So, just stop feeling like you have to save me, because I don't need your help, and I don't need you."
Sparing the Maybank boy one last look, Nova brushed past him and began to make her way back to the party, the girl beginning to sniffle whilst she continuously raised her hand to wipe away the tears that managed to roll down her soft skin. Nova then lifted her gaze to look at the night sky with a heavy sigh escaping past her trembling lips, the fear of crumbling into a million little pieces and not being the perfect girl anymore weighing heavy on her shoulders.
She wanted the bittersweet taste of beer. She wanted to go to Barry, the notorious drug dealer in Outer Banks, and buy some coke to give her the high she needed in order to push away her problems instead of confronting them. She just needed to sneak away first.
"Hey, Nova!" A familiar voice called out and Nova wanted nothing more than to run away into the opposite direction when she looked up to see Rafe Cameron approaching her, a concerned look plastered across his face.
Nova stopped in her tracks and stood in front of her boyfriend, lifting her gaze to meet his own. "What do you want?" She questioned, her voice soft and quiet.
Rafe frowned and looked past the girl to see the infamous JJ Maybank walking away from where he had just spotted the Pogue boy talking to his girlfriend. There was an undeniable sense of paranoia and anger pulsating through his veins, his strong emotions quickly mixing with the alcohol swirling around his system. It was just like adding fuel to a raging fire, and the violent flames wouldn't be doused so easily.
"I saw you talking to that Pogue." Rafe pointed out, his gaze drifting back to the girl standing in front of him, staring back at Nova with a suspicious look glazed over his eyes. "Again."
Rafe's sudden words were enough to make Nova's entire body tense in shock. Her and JJ were previously talking in a secluded area where they were completely alone and cut off from the rest of the party. Rafe must have been trying to find her. That was the only reasonable explanation to how he was able to spot her and JJ together, even when the pair were hiding in the shadows.
"It was nothing." Nova shrugged her shoulders, her voice beginning to shake as she did her best to play it cool. No one could know about her and JJ.
A bitter chuckle then left Rafe's lips. "Don't play dumb with me. I saw you both together." He snapped, his harsh tone making the girl flinch back in a brief moment of fear and uncertainty.
"Fine. Yes, JJ and I were talking." Nova admitted, her words being enough to make Rafe's nostrils flare, an angered look washing over his face and becoming more evident to Nova's eyes. "But it's The Boneyard. We have to get along and talk to the Pogues whether we like it or not. JJ was just making conversation." She lied, hoping Rafe would just drop his suspicions and move on.
But Nova should have known better. Her boyfriend was relentless.
"Really?" Rafe inquired, raising a brow. "What were you talking about?"
Nova shot her boyfriend a shocked look filled with disbelief, her mouth popping open in the process. "Excuse me? It doesn't matter, and it definitely doesn't concern you." She fired back at him.
"I'm your boyfriend, Nova. It does concern me when you're slumming around with other guys." He retorted, narrowing his eyes into a sharp and menacing glare. "You shouldn't even be breathing the same air as these lowlifes."
Nova couldn't help but laugh. "You have no right to tell me who I can and cannot talk to. You don't own me."
The girl then made an attempt to leave, wanting nothing more than to just go home. However, whilst she was brushing past Rafe, the boy was quick to wrap his hand tightly around Nova's forearm, digging his nails into her skin. The violent action was enough to make Nova wince in pain, causing for the girl to lift her gaze to lock eyes with Rafe's harsh stare.
"Rafe, let go of me." The girl demanded, tears already prickling at her eyes. "You're hurting me." She added, her voice growing louder.
Rafe tugged the girl closer to him, striking fear into Nova. "Shut up." He grimaced.
But that wasn't enough to stop Nova. The girl then managed to use all the strength she had to tug her arm out of Rafe's grip around her, before she backed away. "Listen, you're drunk, Rafe. Maybe we should just go." She warned, trying to calm Rafe down before things got out of hand.
"Not until you tell me the truth." Rafe seethed at the blonde, stepping closer towards her. "And I know when you're lying to me, so stop fucking lying."
"I'm not lying!" Nova denied, raising her voice in frustration, her loud voice being enough to make a few heads turn.
"You really think I'm that fucking stupid?" Rafe argued back, his harsh tone causing for more tears to form in the corners of Nova's eyes. Rafe even struck fear into the girl when he grabbed her again, both of his hands clasped tightly around both of her wrists, the cruel look clouding his gaze staring straight into Nova's soul. "I saw you both talking yesterday, and then tonight too? After everything I do for you, supplying you with the drugs, you owe me an explanation you ungrateful bitch."
Nova then gulped, a shaky breath leaving her lips. "Rafe, you're scaring me. Please, just let me go." She whimpered. She's seen her boyfriend angry before, but never so blinded by rage that he would hurt her.
Rafe scoffed and leaned closer towards her. "Stop. You're causing a scene." He spat, his voice growing louder in the process.
Nova thought she would never escape from Rafe and his rage. However, it didn't take long for someone to come to her rescue, and in a matter of seconds, Rafe's grip loosened around her wrists, the girl falling backwards into the sand. When Nova lifted her teary gaze, she saw her knight in shining armour clear as day, throwing a punch in Rafe's direction as his fist connected with Rafe's jaw, sending the boy backwards.
It was JJ.
"Don't fucking touch her. You hear me? Don't you dare touch her like that ever again!" JJ seethed, shoving Rafe back once again. Nova feared it would only escalate from there. However, John B was quick to intervene and pull JJ away from the boy. Topper and Sarah then ran over to Rafe, preventing him from doing anything in retaliation, whilst Juno kneeled down by Nova and helped her best friend back onto her feet, before the two girls stepped further away to avoid getting hurt.
Rafe laughed loudly, staring back at JJ whilst he wiped his bloody nose. "Just because you swoop in and save her doesn't mean she's going to fuck you, Pogue." He grimaced, his words causing for JJ to throw himself at Rafe again, but this time, both John B and Pope got their hands on JJ and held him back.
And when Nova thought tonight couldn't get any worse, Topper just had to open his mouth and say something — anything — to start something that should have ended seconds ago. "Dirty Pogues!" The Kook sneered.
That was more than enough to make John B turn back around and run towards Topper like a charging bull, before he shoved him back with anger coursing through his veins. Nova couldn't feel his anger, but she could see it in the way John B stared back at Topper with fury burning in his dark eyes, whilst Sarah marched over to her boyfriend to try and calm him down.
"We're suppose to be incognito, remember?" Pope admonished in a shaky voice, staring at John B with frantic eyes.
"John B, cut it out!" Juno yelled in an attempt to diffuse the situation, backing away as the fight began to escalate.
But Topper quickly stormed back over to John B and raised his fist, punching the Pogue in the face in retaliation to what had happened only moments before. This caused for John B to stumble back into the water, before Topper approached John B and kicked him, making the Pogue fall backwards, the waves splashing against the boy as he lied breathlessly in the salty sea.
Topper then towered over John B, staring down at the helpless boy with a menacing chuckle ringing through the air. "Hey, John B, don't make me drown you like your old man, alright." He taunted, pointing down at John B for a moment, before walking away back to Sarah.
When Nova heard those words leave Topper's lips, the girl couldn't help but stare back at her friend with shock glazed over her eyes, surprised to hear those words leave his lips. There was no denying that Topper had managed to make Nova feel disgusted by his words, a hurt look becoming more evident whilst she glanced at him. She might not be friends with John B, and she definitely didn't know his dad, but Nova knew better than anyone what John B was going through.
She wouldn't blame him if John B defended his father's honour and fought back. She would have definitely smacked Topper over the back of the head by now if she was in John B's position.
But before Nova had the opportunity to protest against the hurtful words that had just left Topper's lips herself, John B quickly scrambled to his feet and tackled Topper whilst he was walking away, the boy falling into the water with John B in the process. Nova watched the fight unfold with a disastrous mix of horror and worry in her dark eyes, panic scrawled across her face, knowing this was just getting worse with every waking second that passed her bye.
"Give it to him!" JJ provoked, raising his fist to the sky with another roaring cheer escaping past his lips.
Nova turned around to face JJ. "Are you insane?! Someone's gonna get hurt, JJ!" She shouted back at the blond, anger evident in her shaky voice, the girl still reeling from her fight with Rafe.
An even bigger crowd began to surround the fight, cheers erupting from various individuals amongst the crowd of drunken teens, some already placing bets on who would win the fight and others screaming and throwing their fists in the air from the sidelines. It was almost like the fight was their favourite show, whilst it seemed more like a horror movie in Nova's eyes, the girl continuing to watch as John B and Topper threw punches at one another, seawater splashing through the air.
"Topper, stop!" Sarah screamed at her boyfriend, desperation evident in her bellowing voice.
"John B, he's not worth it, come on!" Juno tried to approach the brawl. But Kiara quickly grabbed the girl's hand with her own and pulled her back, causing for Juno to exchange a few lingering glaces with the Carrera girl, realising it was dangerous for them to get involved.
Nova raked her trembling hand through her blonde hair, watching as Topper threw another violent punch at John B, his fist connecting harshly with the boy's jaw. Nova then noticed John B and Topper were now back on their feet, their clothes soaked from the water, and she could pinpoint certain bruises already forming across both their skins, whilst the boys begin to circle one another in the moving waves. "Come on!" John B shouted, his voice sending shockwaves through Nova's body.
Topper laughed, whilst he continued to circle around his opponent. "Yeah, you wanna go?" He called out to him.
"Come on, Topper! Let's go!" John B yelled, before charging at the Kook boy once again.
All of a sudden, Topper quickly gained the upper hand and tackled John B into the water once again, flipping him over and shoving him headfirst into the crashing waves, his hands placed firmly on John B's shoulders whilst he held him underneath the water. The sight along was enough to make Nova gasp in shock, surprised to hear the crowd was still cheering Topper on when he was drowning John B.
Juno's eyes widened in horror. "Topper, get off of him, you psycho!" She demanded in a harsh voice.
"What the fuck?" Nova breathed out, watching helplessly as Topper continued to drown the boy in the water. Well, Nova was fed up of being helpless.
"Topper, stop. You're killing him!" She yelled in a loud voice, desperate to put an end to the violent fight.
And when Nova thought the situation couldn't get remotely worse than it already had, the girl was proven wrong when JJ moved towards Topper and placed something to the back of the Kook's skull. The sight of the object was enough to make Nova's eyes widen once again in horror, her blood running cold and her bones turning into chilling ice when she realised what it was. . .
A fucking gun.
"Yeah, you know what that is." JJ seethed through gritted teeth, applying pressure between the gun and Topper's skull, a series of gasps echoing through the air when the crowd realised what had been brought out into the open. "Your move, broski."
A shaky and harrowing breath escaped past Nova's trembling lips at the sight of the weapon through the darkness, her frantic eyes flickering between Topper, who began to let go of John B and raise his hands in defence, the violent weapon pointed harshly at his skull. Nova knew from being as close to JJ as she previously was that the boy was reckless at times. But never in a million years did she imagine witnessing the boy that she used to get high with whipping out a deadly weapon.
She thought she knew him. That night at the chateau, the heartfelt words that they exchanged before jumping into bed together once making Nova believe JJ wasn't like every other criminal that resided in The Cut.
Then, Nova Van Kirk began to realise maybe she didn't know JJ Maybank as well as she originally thought.
"JJ, what the hell?!" Kiara shouted at the boy, any panicked expression scrawling across her facial features.
Juno then left Nova's side and approached the boy. "JJ, put the gun down!" She instructed.
Whilst the crowd began to back away in fear, JJ shoved the gun harshly against Topper's head once again, causing for Sarah to take a step towards the boy with her hand held out in front of her. "Put the gun down!" Sarah ordered, her voice teetering with spine tingling fear.
"JJ, what the hell?!" Nova screamed, inhaling in a sharp breath. "You're gonna kill someone!"
"Did you say something, Princess?" JJ exclaimed.
"We're good. We're good. All right?" Topper pleaded, his voice shaky with fear coursing through his body and Nova could see it. In Nova's honest opinion, JJ was pretty fucking terrifying right now. "Come on, man!"
Sarah turned around to glance at Kiara with a mix of desperation and cold blooded anger in her bright eyes. "Kie! Juno! Can you check your psycho friend, please!" She pleaded, the girl trying her best to make sure her boyfriend's brains weren't blown out across the beach.
Juno turned around to face the blonde. "Don't call him that when it was your boyfriend drowning John B!" She fired back.
For a swift moment, Nova glanced over at Juno with a look filled with disbelief. She couldn't believe her best friend was defending a group of reckless bandits who got a kick out of waving a gun around to scare people. Nova understood the Pogues were Juno's friends too. But she never thought she would witness the girl defending them in such a dire situation after a fight JJ started.
Nova then turned around and continued to watch as the scene unfolded right in front of her frantic eyes, her body shaking uncontrollably with fear coursing through her veins, her eyes focused on the gun clasped tightly in JJ's strong hand. Then those words echoed through her head once again, maybe you don't know him as well as you originally thought, making Nova believe she was in fact right.
She didn't know the boy as well as others, knowing that their only bonding experience took place in between the sheets. But the hours that led up to their one night stand made Nova believe he was a good guy. It was hurtful to know she was now terrified of the same boy she sought comfort from all those months ago.
"Okay, everyone, listen up!" JJ shouted, his menacing voice echoing through the air whilst he backed away from Topper, who quickly scrambled to his feet and rushed over to Sarah. "Get the hell off our side of the island!" The blond yelled once again, before raising the gun and firing two warning shots into the night sky above them, the loud and roaring sound of gunshots ripping through the thick summer night air.
Nova covered her ears from the loud and bellowing sound, a quiet wince slipping past her lips whilst the girl looked around frantically in search for her friends when she saw the crowd disbursing and evacuating the beach, a loud of chorus of screams soon following. However, Nova turned around to come face to face with none other than Juno and JJ, whilst Pope and Kiara went over to check on John B, who was slowly pushing himself out of the water.
JJ walked closer towards Nova with a cold and callous look burning in his blue eyes, nodding his head at the girl with a heavy sigh escaping past his lips. But when Nova saw the gun in his hand, she couldn't help but back away with fear latching onto her once again, the motion being enough to make JJ scoff. "Scared, Princess?" The boy questioned.
Nova swallowed the thick lump forming in the back of her throat. "What the hell is wrong with you?" She exclaimed.
JJ narrowed his eyes into a sharp and taunting glare. "I was protecting my friend." He snapped at her.
The girl scoffed in response, taking a step closer towards the boy with a hateful glare of her own glazed over her eyes. "More like getting him killed." She fired back.
"What is that suppose to mean?" He inquired, raising a brow in the process.
"It means you're a dangerous person, JJ!" Nova yelled, throwing her hands in the air. "Starting fights and then taking out a gun and waving it around makes you dangerous, don't you get that?"
JJ took a step closer towards the girl. "I was just trying to help you." He retorted, knowing he was doing the right thing trying to separate Nova away from Rafe.
"I don't need your help!" Nova snapped back at JJ, her harsh tone taking the blond by surprise. "Stop trying to save me. I don't want to be saved, and even if I did, I don't need some lowlife criminal like you for a hero."
JJ's entire expression faltered the second those words left Nova's lips, a look filled with hurt glazed over his eyes, before he nodded his head and parted his lips to speak. "I guess I didn't know you like I thought I did." He told her.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Nova inquired.
"It means, you're not the girl I thought you were." JJ paused, a sigh filled with despair escaping past his lips. "Because you're nothing more than a stuck up Kook who only cares about herself."
Nova felt her chest tighten upon hearing those words, but what else did expect after what she said? Maybe it was what she deserved. Nova then let out a harrowing breath, the girl doing her best to stop the tears from falling down her cheeks, whilst she stared back at JJ.
"I guess we were both wrong about each other." She replied, her eyes locking with JJ's. "Goodbye, JJ."
The goodbye wasn't permanent, but it felt lament, her words filled with grief and sorrow.
Nova spared JJ one last look filled with hurt, before she turned her back on him and began to walk away with an aching feeling in her chest that felt like her heart being ripped out repeatedly, a heavy void in her chest where her heart should be. A kind of void filled with darkness that slowly began to consume her withering soul, a catalyst of how she was slowly beginning to feel. . . alone. Nova Van Kirk felt alone, warm salty tears rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably, her bottom lip quivering as a choked sob escaped its way past her lips.
That was when the girl began to realise she didn't belong. She would never be a Pogue like Riley and Juno were, and she even felt like an outsider to the Kooks. Truth is, Nova Van Kirk was more ghost than girl, and she was just waiting for someone to breathe life back into her lungs again.
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authors note.
I live for the drama I'm supplying in this story. So I did initially plan for Nova and JJ's secret to come out during the fight, but it felt too early, you know? So I'm going to leave it for a while, I already have a good idea in mind so get ready!!
Also I know many of you guys disagree with Nova and the decisions she's making, but girlie is grieving and is an addict who doesn't want help. Also she is going to undergo lots of development because Miss Van Kirk is far from perfect. So bare with me 😌💗
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I'll update again soon!!