everything circles back around. it started with jj, kie, john b and pope and it ended with jj dead and kie crying out for her two best friends.
something about jj is that he literally told kiara he'd tell her one the plane as an incentive for her to get on, but also in a joking kind of way that made you think he wasn't going to tell her at all
and then when she didn't get on the plane he couldn't tell her so he hunted her down and broke her out of camp for the opportunity to tell her.
he tries to act all tough, but in the end how could he not tell her he's sorry, and “thanks for fighting for me”, and “i see how I'm sabotaging myself”, and “I'm gonna do something about it”, and “i love you”.
girls when the reckless blond boy they're falling in love with sacrifices himself to save their life, and they only just manage to keep him from dying