MATILDA , jj maybank

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MATILDA! CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT:
THE UNKNOWN NUMBER
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They pulled up to the Highschool and all got out of the car as the bell rang. Liz got out before JJ who took a big gulp of his beer. Liz sighed, grabbing the beer can from him and throwing it away.

"JJ chill out" Liz told him

"If i black out just don't remind me"

"That's not funny JJ" Liz told the blonde as she grabbed his hand and intertwined their fingers. The four of them walked through the yard as whispers came from around them. Everyone starred as they stopped in front of a rock, that had a small mural type thing for John B. Liz looked down at it as she felt herself tear up. She felt her chest go heavy.

"I feel like people are starring at us"

"Oh yeah"

"It's cause they are Kie" Liz said

"Guys I can't be late" Pope told them as he started to walk off

"Hey. Hey. We gotta stick together" Kie held her hand out and Pope took it. JJ pulled Liz around the rock.

"Stick together, right" JJ said sarcastically before Kie grabbed Liz's arm and pulled them back

Liz sat Beside Kie and Behind Pope as they sat in history class. "Splits the Roman Empire" Liz felt her phone go off in her pocket as it buzzed, and hearing three other phones go off as well "Into four separate kingdoms" Liz took her phone out from her pocket and to where she could see it

"who's phone is that?" The Teacher stopped the turn and face them "Nobody? You will be tested. Now to recap, who was Diocletian?" The teacher turned around to the board again, so Liz looked down at her phone to see a text from an unknown number "an ex slave who became the ruler of the Roman Empire"

"Did you get it?" Kie whispered to Pope and Liz who nodded

"Yeah" Liz looked over to JJ who nodded as well and he ducked, coming over to them as quietly as possible. he crouched in-between all three of them. They put their phones together to open it, to see a picture of John B and Sarah. Liz mouth opened as she looked between the three and her heart started racing.

"Oh my god" Liz muttered before her and JJ sprung up and ran out of the classroom, Kie and Pope following quickly.

"We can go to the courtyard" Liz said before JJ fell over a pale "Shit" she said as the man noticed and Liz pulled JJ up quickly

"Hey! Where do you think your going?"

"Come on!"

"I mean is that even possible?" Kie asked as they got to the courtyard

"I mean, Shoupe said they didn't make it. He said that" Liz said as walked down the stairs, her hands shaking slightly

"Okay, but i... I think we're overreacting, cause we can't rule out the possibility that this could all be some weird cruel hoax"

"I'm just gonna ask" Liz told them as she opened her phone in the chat

"What if it's actually him though?"

"I don't know, okay? I don't know"

Liz typed 'WTF is this you?"

After a moment it showed he was typing, and Liz gasped leaning her phone slightly closer.

"He responded?"

"He's typing" she answered

'Is Liddy there?' The three looked to Liz

Liz typed 'I'm here Johnny'

'please tell me you didn't let JJ pimp my short board yet' Liz read and immediately cracked up, a tear coming with it as they all smiled knowing that it was in fact John B. He was alive.

"It's him"

"It's him" Liz said as her and Kie hugged each other, and than JJ came over to them and hugged both of them. JJ picked Liz up and twirled her around, as their lips met for a moment. Liz sat back down and looked at the texts again before JJ screamed in happiness.

"Staying super low in Nassu" Kie read another text

"How the hell did they get to the Bahamas?"

"You can't kill a pogue dude" JJ told Pope

"Especially John B" Liz sniffled as another tear came down her cheek and another text came through

'Can you clear my name? Wanna come home'

"Hell yeah we're clear your name boy"

"Be in touch, P4L" Liz said

"P4L"

"That's what I'm talking about baby!"

"Holy shit" Liz said as they all came into hug each other. Liz felt like she was on cloud nine just knowing John B and Sarah were alive.

it was only a matter of time before she'd be able to see him again.