The group pulled themselves out of the hutch as soon as they were certain it was safe.
"I didn't- I didn't hear a gunshot-"
JJ was last out, running as fast as he could towards the house. The others followed closely behind, finding the boy sat over- almost cowering away from- the small puddle of blood.
"They took her."
He threw his cap to the floor, clenching his jaw.
"We need to go to the cops- tell her paren..."
Kie trailed off.
"We heard her screaming, fuck fuck fuck."
John B ran his hand through his hair, "we can't go to the cops, we weren't meant to be in the marsh. Cps will be all over me-"
Kiara slapped him, but as she was about to speak Pope started yelling, "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? THEY HAD GUNS- LIKE REAL FUCKING GUNS, AND, AND THERES BLOOD, HER BLOOD. THEY'VE HURT HER AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT FUCKING FOSTER CARE? GROW THE FUCK UP JOHN B. WE GET IT, FOSTER CARE ISN'T IDEAL BUT ITS A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN PUTTING ALEX IN THE THE GROUND."
He was met with silence. Kie was crying, and he was pretty sure JJ was too.
John B had a blank expression on his face, and was very pale.
•••••••••
"Please, just let me go I won't- I won't tell anyone."
"Ratter, tie her to the chair."
Alexis' head was slumped forward, she could barely lift it up through the pain. Looking around, she could tell she was in a dingy hotel room.
The man slowly wrapped duct tape around her wrists and ankles so that she could barely move.
"Look we just want to know where the compass is."
"I don't know-"
Ratter flinched as his partner hit the girl. Alexis squeezed her eyes shut.
"Please-"
"Where is the compass?"
She shook her head, too scared to tell them no.
The cycle repeated a few times, but nothing.
Holding a towel and a bucket of water, the man slowly walked towards her.
"Look, she's just a kid-"
"A kid who knows where my compass is-"
He was cut off by Alex spitting in his face. Face etched with rage, he pulled her head back with the towel, and emptied the bucket on her face.
•••••••••••
JJ was sat on the pier, looking out at the sea.
"This is so fucked up."
He glanced at Pope and nodded.
"She doesn't deserve anything that's happened to her."
"You like her."
JJ shrugged, "I kissed her, she pushed me away- Lex, Lex doesn't do that."
"Maybe she wanted to be dating you first."
"I can dream."
He brought a joint to his lips as Pope walked away.
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Think Of Me ~ JJ Maybank ~ Outerbanks
FanfictionAlexis Taylor seemed to have a good life- she was charming, loud, fun, reckless even, but whenever you were around her it was hard to be sad. After Agatha hit, her mask faltered, and her friends started to realise what was going on behind closed doo...
