book 1 of 4
ever since bianca 'b' prescott was born, she was told that she was the fairest of them all. and like any, the island's very own kook princess had a reputation- she was stubborn and shallow and most of all, she was a spoiled bitch. but ev...
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Agatha was the worst hurricane Kildare had seen in a long time. She had wrecked havoc during the night and the citizens of the Outer Banks were still reeling from the mess it caused. The power was out, the phone lines were down and the locals were absolutely spent cleaning up the mess the surge had made.
But Bianca didn't have to worry about any of that because the Kooks had it covered. She'd awoken to leaf-blowers and chainsaws clearing the fallen trees whose racket bled through her balcony window until she was forced to wake up and face the day.
They had been invited to a beach kegger at the Boneyard- who invited them, Bianca didn't know, but it didn't matter because the Kooks never turned down a party.
Sarah Cameron climbed a large red buoy that had washed up along the shoreline, gazing into the distance. Topper trailed behind her, his eyes quickly widening, "Sarah-"
"The storm.." Sarah trailed off, pointing at the ocean's horizon, her baby blue floral dress floating in the breeze.
"Shit," The boy cursed softly, jogging towards his girlfriend with Bianca behind them, "Sarah! Be careful!"
"Relax Top," Bianca scoffed, "Humpty Dumpty has to learn her lesson somehow."
"Seriously, B?" He scolded softly, taking Sarah's hand in his, "Sarah- it's not safe, come on."
The blonde only giggled when Topper helped her down, twirling her around by the waist before placing her down on the warm sand.
"Gross," Bianca groaned, quickly turning away when the couple began making out in front of her.
Suddenly, a pair of hands covered her eyes in darkness, "Guess who- he's super fucking hot, a lot of fun and loves to party."
Bianca rolled her eyes beneath his hands, "Santa Claus."
"What?" Kelce's grin fell before turning the girl around to hug her, "No, it's me- what's up, B?
"Thank god you're here," She returned the smile, nodding over to the couple still kissing beside them, "I need a drink to forget I ever saw that."
Sarah pulled away momentarily to scoff while Topper pouted slightly that they had been interrupted, "Yeah, well- now you know how I feel when you kiss my brother."
Kelce quickly interjected, "Speaking of the asshole, where is he?" He turned to the girl.
Bianca shrugged impassively, adjusting the black headband on her head- she had no idea where Rafe Cameron was and honestly, she didn't care- or at least she told herself so. The truth was, she hadn't been able to get the boy off her mind the entire day and it was driving her insane- even after the way he acted, she couldn't help but wish he was here with her.
When it was clear Bianca wasn't going to respond, Kelce turned to Topper who also shrugged, "Said he was busy- and to keep an eye on her," The blond boy nodded towards her.
Bianca's eyes narrowed into a glare, "I don't need a fucking babysitter-"
Suddenly, Sarah piped up, "Hey guys.." She trailed off, feeling the heat of another gaze on them. Bianca turned towards a fallen tree where two familiar faces were watching them wearily.
"B," Sarah mumbled, nodding her head towards where Kiara Carrera was sitting beside John B, the boy who worked on The Druthers, "She's giving us the biggest dirty."
Bianca had only ever really had two best friends in her whole entire existence- Sarah Cameron and Kiara Carrera- although, the latter was a story for another time. Kiara was their best friend in the ninth grade, worst enemy in the tenth grade. Back then, it had always been Sarah, Bianca and Kiara- they were practically sisters. Until the day of Sarah's birthday party when their thought-to-be unbreakable friendship was ultimately shattered.
Sarah glanced away, but Bianca didn't, instead she raised her voice, "Hey Kiara- what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at Wholefoods-"
"B!" Sarah's eyes widened quickly, pulling her back, "What the hell?!"
Kiara scoffed loudly and took a menacing step forward, but before she could do anything John B quickly interjected. The two looked as if they were in a heated conversation, the boy who's backwards cap tamed his brunette waves towered over her before she stormed off and he followed after her.
"Whatever, that bitch deserved it," She scowled, her blood boiling in her veins.
Sarah pinched the bridge of her nose with her fingers, "You made her life a living hell for a whole year."
"So?" Bianca shrugged, torturing Kiara for a whole year entailed snide, back handed insults and public humiliation courtesy of her friends– Peeler, Scarlet and Mitzy, though the collective student body at Kildare Academy preferred the term, minions. But Bianca didn't feel one ounce of guilt, and never once did she apologise.
"B," Sarah whined, her doe eyes pleading, "All I want is for us to have a good time and get wasted so I can forget this whole Scooter thing."
"What Scooter thing?" Topper frowned at this, his eyebrows raised.
"Lana came to see my dad today," She admitted with a sigh, glancing up at her boyfriend.
"Lana?" Kelce's nose scrunched at her name, "As in Lana Grubbs?"
"Yes, Lana Grubbs," Sarah snapped at him for interrupting, "She said Scooter's been missing since the hurricane and since we were latching the cabin on The Druthers to prep for the storm, I was the last one to see him," She finished with a huff, her eyebrows furrowed together.
"He's probably out getting drunk somewhere," Bianca waved the girl off, while Sarah was holding it together, Bianca knew that it had shaken her, the possibility that she could have been the last person to see Scooter alive. Though, her attempts to comfort her best friend weren't so appreciated, "You know how he is, S-"
Sarah narrowed her eyes at how insensitive Bianca was being, "But what if he's not? You should've seen Ms Lana's face- I think there's something seriously wrong."
Kelce who was chuckling while the girls bickered suddenly threw his arm over Bianca's shoulder, "Look, Sarah, don't worry about it- I'll keep an eye on her."
Topper narrowed his eyes at them, "Hey, don't let her anything stupid, alright?" he warned.
"Can't make any promises," Kelce chuckled and a ghost of a smile appeared on Bianca's lips, "But I'll make sure no one gets publicly humiliated tonight."
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