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chapter twenty, RESURRECTION DRIVE
"Kie this better work" JJ let out as he and Elaine crossed the yard of the Chateau. "we can't pawn shit if there's a symbol" The girl commented and Kiara held up a torch,
"It'll work," She told them, grabbing a pair of safety glasses.
"Let's melt some gold baby," JJ said, his arm finding its spot around Laney's shoulders.
She stood next to JJ, across from Kiara as the kook girl torched the gold, the bar slowly turning into a melted mess. Her eyes trailed the yard to where John B was and the topic of their conversation the night before flooded her mind.
She pushed the thoughts out, knowing it wasn't going to do any good to focus on it. They would get the chance to talk to each other more in private later.
"So you're a good liar Elle, right?" Pope asked the girl, looking up from his spot. "because we gotta pull this off and JJ, no offense. No one wants a sob story from you" He continued, insulting the blonde that stood next to her.
"Laney? A good liar? Oh, she's the best, truly" A voice said, catching the pogues off guard. The boy approached the group and Laney smiled widely at him. "Hey Sammy," She let out, leaning into the boy's hug.
"whatcha doing?" He asked and the pogues shared a look, not sure what to tell him.
"cmon, we both know if I tell you anything it's going to be a lie. So let's just skip that part, yeah?" His younger sister told him, looking up with puppy dog eyes.
"Whatever, just be safe please" The boy pleaded and she responded with a nod of her head.
"you comin' home tonight?" He asked and she stood still, thinking momentarily.
"not sure. I'll either be here or there" She told him and he rolled his eyes.
"Okay, see ya later then" Laney smiled and waved to the boy.
"bye Sam" John B called out, waving goodbye to the boy as well.
"You as good as he says you are?" JJ asked and Laney smirked. "guess we'll see," She told him as she sauntered towards the van.
They pulled up to a pawn shop a little later and JJ took a look at the melted gold in his hand. "Hell of a job melting it down, Dr. Frankenstein" JJ mocked Kiara as he got out of the van.
"oh like you could have done any better" Kiara defended, scoffing at the boy.
"I could have done much better, I took a welding class" JJ argued.
"When?" Kiara retorted.
"whoa, chill out, okay?" John B said, stepping in between the two.
"easy for you to say. You're not the one that has to pawn this piece of shit off." JJ said to John B and Laney scoffed.
