FIFTY

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The boat comes to a stop and the sound of people talking wakes me up. I sit up and see Sarah and John B are still asleep the voices continue and get louder.

"Hey, hey get up we gotta go!" I whisper shout to the two waking them up. I throw them both a rain coat and put my tank top back over my bikini top.

"What? What's happening?" John B groans and two men burst into the room.

"Shit" he mumbles as we all run off the boat begin followed by the two men.

"Oh my god we have got to get new clothes" Sarah says looking down at her ruined outfit.

"What why?" John B asks furrowing his brow.

"You think we're getting into the archives dressed like this?" She questions rhetorically.

We take off our yellow rain coats and put them into John B's backpack. When John B took off his rain coat it was really funny he almost fell over.

He claims 'that was meant to happen' when really we know it wasn't.

The three of us begin to wonder around the streets looking for a clothes shop. To everyone else we probably look disgusting and I don't blame them for thinking that. We're all sweaty and gross.

Finally after we walk passed many clothes shops that Sarah claimed were 'not what we're looking for'. She stops and looks though the window of a shop named 'Ben Silver'.

"What about this store? Let's go shopping here" Sarah smiles as she looks through the large window.

"Absolutely not" John B says as he continues to walk passed the shop.

"Woah, Sancho. I think we've arrived" Sarah tells him as she walks into the shop.

He doesn't stop walking away so I run up to him and pull him back to the shop by his shirt. "Jess get off" he says trying to defend himself.

"Look JB it's not that bad just go in" I tell him opening the door to let him in. He sighs and rolls his eyes as we walk into the expensive shop.

"Look Sarah I don't think you understand. This is like an organ with the wrong blood type it just doesn't work." John B tells Sarah in attempt to change her mind about the shop.

"John B you are the single most dramatic person I have ever met." Sarah says as she spots at the small cashmere section.

"No I'm not" John B whispers to himself.

"What about cashmere?" Sarah grins looking at the various options of shirts.

"Oh, my god. Have you seen this shirt?" John B points to a blue and white shirt that is laid out perfectly in front of him.

"Yeah" Sarah replies with a smirk hoping he's starting to like her choice of shop.

I look at the tag on the shirt and my eyes widen as I read the price out. "John B that shirt is $190"

"Don't worry I'll sugar mama you" Sarah tells him as she walks to another section of the shop.

"Sugar mama?" John B repeats to himself.

"What about this dress?" Sarah questions looking at me. She holds up a knee length white dress that has orange and white flowers all over it. (The picture at the start of the chapter.)

"Yeah that's really pretty" I smile walking towards Sarah. "How much is it though?" I ask reaching for the tag of the dress.

Sarah smiles and pulls the tag a bit further away from me so I can't see it. "That doesn't matter. Now go try it on me and John B will be right outside." She tells me as I follow the small sign that says 'fitting room'.

In the fitting room their is another door more than likely the changing room. However, where I am now there is a small sofa which is in front of a full length mirror.

I walk into the changing room and I put my phone on the side then change into the summer dress.

I look into the small mirror that the changing room provides and smile to myself. I can't help but think what JJ would think about it. I can't take a picture and ask cause he'll wonder where I am.

I want to tell him but after this stuff with Ash I don't know how much I can trust him. To be honest I don't even know what is going on but that is what scares me.

If I ask him about it will he tell me the truth? I don't even know the truth so whatever he says I'll probably believe. You know what it's probably not even a big deal.

Sarah bursts into the room with a big smile but it fades as she sees my face. I begin to wonder if I did something wrong or if the dress doesn't look good.

"Have you been crying?" She asks shutting the door behind her and wiping tears off my face.

"It's nothing really. The dress is really cute though" I smile making sure she thinks I'm okay. I grab my phone half hoping I'll see a message from JJ but unfortunately it's just the time. I smile looking at my lock screen. It's the first picture I took with the pouges, I had JJ's hat on.

"It looks perfect on you. Let's show John B" she smiles pulling me out of the changing room. I stand in front of the mirror looking at the dress.

Sarah's sits down on the sofa beside John B next to a small pile of folded clothes on the coffee table which is next to the sofa.

"So what do you think?" I smile doing a little twirl so they can see the dress.

"I love it" Sarah says with a big smile.

"I think it's beautiful Jess" John B says as I look into the mirror.

"Yeah? I think I'll get this one then." I say getting my drenched clothes from the changing room. Along with my phone. I place them on the floor beside the sofa next to Sarah.

"You're not going to get changed?" John B asks furrowing his brow.

"No they can just scan the tag off the dress." I tell him sitting down on the empty seat next to Sarah.

The truth is if I am in the room by myself again I know I will start crying. I really don't want Sarah feeling like she has to check up on me.

"I think it's time for you to go and put this on, thank you" Sarah smirks at John B. As she takes the clothes from the shop workers arms passing them to the brunette.

Sarah must've asked him to pick out some clothes for John B whilst I was getting changed.

"No, no I'm not wearing a bow tie. Sarah it's not gonna happen" John B tries to give the clothes back to Sarah.

"Urm yes it is now go try it on" she smiles as he rolls his eyes waking into the changing room.

Me and Sarah look at one another and laugh as she shuts the door behind him.

"Do you wanna go buy that now?" Sarah asks me walking to the door of the changing room.

"Yeah sure. Let's go." I say as we leave the room and walk to the till.

Once we get back John B is still not out of the changing room. Me and Sarah look at each other confused I shrug my shoulders and sit back down on the sofa.

She rolls her eyes and walks up to the door of the changing room. She knocks on it getting a reply from John B.

"Nope not coming out" He says.

"And why not?" She questions.

"Because you're probably gonna buy it, or something" he replies back.

"Yeah, we'll you're not wrong" she says back to him opening the door as she does so.

When I see John B he's checking himself out in the mirror in just his underwear making me laugh. He death stares me making it even funnier.

"Are you checking yourself out?" Sarah laughs with a smirk.

"No I'm not checking myself out" he attempts to defend himself. When all of know he indeed was checking himself out. He quickly puts on the pants that come with the suit. "Stop."

"Relax John B. It's not like I've never seen a boy in underwear before." She says earning a look from the boy as he puts the blazer on. "I have a brother. Get your head out of the gutter John B."

He walks out of the chasing room to look at himself in the full length mirror.

"Snazzy" I smile scrunching my nose complimenting the boy.

"Pull your fly up" Sarah tells the boy tapping him on the back as she takes a seat next to me.

"Where's the bow tie?" Sarah pouts sarcastically.

"Very funny. I'm not wearing it." John B replies.

"Honestly if someone saw me in this-"

"They'd roast the absolute shit outta you" I finish his sentence.

"Well then I guess it's a good thing the three of us are on a secret mission. So we'd have to assume another identity. Infant we probably shouldn't even be using our real names" Sarah points out crossing her arms.

"Yeah, so we need aliases.What're you thinkin'?" John B replies nodding his head.

"Mmm..... Vlad. From Vienna." Sarah says looking the boy up and down.

"Okay, Valerie from....Quebec."  John B tells Sarah her new name. "Jess....Vivian from Louisiana" He tells me.

"Ooo very exotic" I nod my head sarcastically.

"Let me actually put the shirt on." John B says walking into the changing room quickly putting on the button up shirt tucking it into his pants. Holding the blazer.

"Do you wanna pay for that now?" Sarah asks John B nods and they walk back into the main shop.

I sit by myself for about 5 minutes thinking and overthinking nothing and everything.

I can hear them talking before I can actually see them.

"Okay since you got to dress me I think it's only fair if I do that for you...Val" he smirks. "You sit her while me and Viv got and pick you out some clothes"

Sarah sits on the small sofa as me and John B go into the main shop and pick some dresses for her to try on.

We walk back to the changing room and place the pile on the sofa next to her. "All of that?" She questions looking at the pile.

"Till we find the right one" I smile handing her the first one which is a light pink with extra fabric to tie into a bow.

She smiles waking into the room John B had just come out of to try the first dress on.

For a minuet or so me and John B sit in silence its not awkward or anything its actually quite comfortable.

"Okay what's up?" He asks with a serious yet kind tone.

"Wha-what do you mean?" I question wondering when I let my smile fall.

"Jess I'm not dumb I can tell when something is wrong with you. You can talk to me about anything, I wont judge you. I'm always here." He tells me with a smile reassuring me that he cares.

It's hard for me to believe that when people say they they wont leave or that they'll always be there. It's because whenever someone has said that they've always ended up leaving on way or another.

'How long have Ash and JJ been friends?" I ask not looking him in the eyes. I know there is nothing to worry about well I hope there isn't at least.

"Oh Ash and JJ have been friends for ages. They'd party and get high together almost every night they were inseparable. I can't lie me and Pope thought they would end up dating. A month or so before you came to the island they stopped hanging out as much I don't know why, I never asked." John B explains nodding probably trying to remember seeing JJ and Ash together.

Before I get chance to reply Sarah comes out of the changing room with a smile holding the two pieces of fabric that tie up the dress in the middle. She laughs as she pretends to use them as like a weapon.

"I think that one is perfect" John B smirks looking at Sarah with a small laugh.

"You think?" Sarah raises her eye brows with a smirk as I pass her another dress for her to try on.

I pass her a black and white dress which is around the same length as the pink one (just below her knees).

She goes back into the changing room to try on the dress leaving me and John B to chat again.

"If they were so close why would they just stop talking? It doesn't make any sense" I say to John B turning to look at him.

"I know. They were always together now I hardly ever see them in the same ro-." John B is interrupted by his phone buzzing.

"It's Pope" he says smiling at his phone opening the message. Then his smile drops slightly.

"what is it?" I ask concerned something bad has happened back home. I knew coming with them was a bad idea. Is it JJ? Did something bad happen? Are they all safe?

"Urm it's nothing" he replies putting his phone back in his pocket.

I tilt my head furrowing my eyebrows. "You and I both know it's not 'nothing' spit it out." I say just as Sarah walks out of the changing room.

"Okay what about this?" Sarah asks with a big smile on her face. She looks beautiful; as always.

"You look gorgeous Sarah,truly" I compliment her looking at her in amazement.

John B says nothing, just stares at her. Quite creepily might I add. I kick him lighting to snap him from his daydream.

"Oh. You look amazing Sarah" he smiles making her smile.

I can't lie I feel like I'm interrupting something here. He stands up walking over to her she stops him fixing his collar with a smile.

"Can I ask you a question?" He asks her.

"Shoot" she answers.

"Why'd you come?"

"To finish the mission" she tells him.

"No really. Why'd you come?" He asks again not believing her.

"Because.....I'm sixteen and I already know what the rest of my life is going to look like. It's gonna be....stupid yacht clubs filled with hollow people making useless small talk. And I feel like if I don't get out of the bubble wrap now, I never will. And then, by the time I'm 30 I'm going to be an alcoholic and I won't even notice it." Sarah opens up to the both of us as she sits next to me on the sofa.

"Well, I'd kinda like some of that bubble wrap." John B replies.

"Be careful what you wish for" she replies to the brunette.

"Okay. Vlad, Val I think it's time for us to go further on our little mission here. So why don't we go pay for the dress?" I suggest and they both agree.

When we get to the till I ask for a bag so I can put my other clothes in John B and Sarah put there clothes in there too.

A/N

Sorry this took ages to publish. I honestly have no clue when the next chapter will be out. I'm going on holiday soon so I'll try and write some on the plane.

I can tell you I have something quite exiting planned for this story that I hope you all will like.
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