𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨 | 𝐟. 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐲 ON HOLD

sixteen

a/n: im going to put a trigger warning
for this part, as it will include sensitive
content (even though i am not going into detail, it may still be triggering for some people), so please do not read if the topics mentioned in this part will
offend/trigger you <3

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The boy was stood with Isaiah, watching the boxing.

The crowd roared behind him, he couldn't make out what they were saying, but he assumed they were edging Bonnie on.

Every so often he would catch his gaze falling on a certain dark haired female across the room.

Johnny Dogs was running around the front of the crowd, waving his arms, trying to get them to roar louder, as if that was possible, since they were already deafening.

He noticed a few men walking through the crowd, handing out betting odds, trying to encourage the onlookers to gamble.

The boy felt a hand clap against his back, "Finn, have you seen any of them?" It was Arthur, he looked worried.

Finn shook his head, reassuring his brother.

"Right. Well let me know if you do, or better yet, tell Tommy." The man shouted, allowing the younger man to hear him over the sound of the crowd.

"Where is Tommy? I haven't seen him in ages, Arthur." Finn said, looking at his sibling, waiting for an answer.

Arthur looked to him, giving him a small smile, "Never you mind, just you focus on keeping an eye on that pretty little lady of yours." The man said, lifting his hand, gesturing towards Vivian, a laugh escaping his lips.

Finn's eyes widened, "I don't know what your talking about, Arthur."

Arthur laughed, the sound coming from deep within his chest, "Aw, come on now, Finn. I see how you look at her." He said, winking at his youngest brother.

The boy felt his cheeks flush, which only caused the man to laugh even more, "Don't look so serious, boy, I'm only teasin' ya!"

"Right. I'll keep any out of for the Italians, Arthur."

"Good boy, Finn."

And with that, the eldest Shelby brother turned and left, leaving Finn standing in the crowd with Isaiah.

He watched as Bonnie landed a few good punches on his opponent, causing the larger man to stumble.

"Come on, Bonnie!" The boy beside Finn yelled.

Finn's eyes darted across the room again, hoping his eyes would fall on the familiar face the girl once more, but they didn't, instead he was met the sight of her, Polly, Linda, Lizzie and Ada's empty chairs.

"Fuck." Finn knew he shouldn't worry, he knew Polly would take care of Vivian for him, since she was one of the only other people who knew how he felt about her.

The boy continued watching the fight, hoping to take his mind off the fact the women still hadn't returned to their seats.

The time passed, and the sight of the empty seats made Finn's nerves go into overdrive, where the hell were they?