ruthless; jj m.

11

I woke up the next morning after sitting in my room and moping all day last night to the sound of my phone ringing. 

"Hello?" I answered raspily. "Afternoon, sleepyhead!" Said Sarah on the other end. "Afternoon?" I said as I shot up and looked at the time on my phone. It was 1 P.M. "Shit. What's up?" I asked her.

"Get ready, we're gonna head to the pawnshop and see how much we can get for the gold John B got." She said. I got out of bed and looked in my closet for something to wear. "Okay. You want me to drive?" I asked. "No, John B is driving. We'll pick you up. Be ready in twenty" She said before hanging up the phone. 

I sighed as I picked out a very simple outfit as I didn't care much if I looked cute or not today. I showered then put on my black mom jeans rolled up at the bottom, doc martens, and an oversized black AC/DC shirt. I grabbed a black backpack and black sunglasses to finish off the look.

New Message From: Sarah
Outside!

I quickly left my house and reached the car. Pope slid open the door for me as I got in the car. I sat down next to JJ as I said hello to everyone. "Jesus Scar, who died?" Sarah asked me. "What?" I asked her, not sure what she was referring to. "Low energy and you're wearing all black." She stated. 

I lightly laughed. "I'm fine, just didn't feel like getting all dressed up today," I stated. "Well personally, I really like this outfit," Kie said. "Yeah, I think you look cute," JJ said as he smiled. "Well thank you, guys," I said to them.

Truth be told, I couldn't stop thinking about what Rafe had said to me the previous day. It wouldn't have bothered me so much if it was the first time I've ever heard someone say that to me, but Sarah had said it to me a few nights ago before we headed to the Crain Estate. 

If Sarah noticed and Rafe noticed, who else did?

"Scar," Pope said as he waved his hand in my face. "Yeah?" I said as I focused on him. "We were talking about the price of the gold. How much do you think they'll give us for this?" Pope asked as he handed me the gold.

It was a pile of melted gold and I laughed as it fell into my hands. "Well, how much is it worth?" I asked. "140K." John B said. "Alright, well it's melted down and a pawnshop definitely isn't going to give you full price for it. I say maybe seventy to eighty thousand." I admitted as I handed it back to Pope.

"Alright. Then we need someone to negotiate." Pope said and we all looked at JJ. JJ sighed as he nodded. "Okay. Fine." He said and Pope handed him the gold wrapped in a small blue rag. 

We finally arrived at the pawnshop and JJ slid the car door open and hopped out. "Hell of a job melting it down, Dr. Frankenstein," JJ said to Kie. "Like you could've done any better." Said Kie as she hopped out of the back. Pope and I hopped out and I shut the door as the two continued to bicker.

John B came around to the sidewalk we were all standing on. "I could have done much better I took a welding class," JJ said to Kie. "When?" Kie said in an annoyed tone. John B then got in the middle of the two. "Woah, Woah. Hey. Shh!" He said to the two.

"Chill out, okay?" John B said as he stepped away from the two. "It's easy for you to say that. You're not the one that has to pawn this piece of shit off." JJ said as he held it up for John B to see.

"How did I get this job anyway?" JJ asked as he walked towards the pawnshop and we all followed suit. "'Cause, you're the best liar," Pope said to him. We then entered the pawnshop and JJ approached the worker as the rest of us looked around. 

"Afternoon, ma'am," JJ said to the pawnbroker. "Afternoon." She replied. "I see you buy gold," JJ said as he stood at the counter. I looked around the shop but stayed close by in case he needed anything.