Broken promises ~ JJ Maybank ~ Sequel to Promises

Chapter sixteen ~ "We'll Take Care Of It"

~police station~

I sat back against the chair as should questioned me.

Sh: talk me through last night.

I waited a second before answering.

K: for the first time in months if all felt normal, we laughed, we drank, we-we were happy. Pope and Kiara went on their own boat ride that night leaving me John b Sarah and JJ. John b heard a car door slam so he made us all hide. Rafe and Barry rush in and we are hidden in the trees. They get into some arguement and Rafe shoots at a tree, Barry grabs his hand trying to stop him making Rafe shoot 4 bullets into the trees. 1,2,3 and on the third bullet it hit me, I didn't feel it at first cause Jj held me back but then we got down after they left and I felt weird. I saw the blood and passed out.

Now with tears down my cheeks, shoupe spoke up.

Sh: I'm gonna get you checked out

K: that's it? Now what?

Sh: we will take care of what happens to Rafe but you need to be taken care of.

K: I can take care of myself

Sh: I'll call the hospital

~Time skip~

I had gotten back from the hospital and shoupe had left, I sat on the beach until I got a call from pope.

P: finally

K: sorry I was at the hospital.

P: are you okay?

K: I'll be fine, and you guys?

P: JJ's freaking out obviously,

Even his name makes my heart hurt.

K: but he's okay right?

P: why won't you just admit you love him?

K: shut up pope, why did you call?

P: John b has a hearing

K: I'll meet you there

~Court~

I finally got to court and pushed open the door.
I saw Jj, pope Kiara and Sarah sitting there. I walk in and sit down next to JJ.

Jj: you made it

K: uh huh

I tried to make no eye contact, me and JJ haven't talked about the night I was shot and that's all I can think about.

-Judge-

Ju: John booker routledge, pursuant To the North Carolina Statute section 14 you are charged with murder in the 1st degree murder with aggravated circumstances if convicted the maximum sentence will be the death penalty.

That hit us like a ton of bricks, My heart fell into my stomach and knowing that he could die in the end of this was like being shot all over again.

Jj stood up.

Jj: your honour, he's 17

P: stop

Ju: quiet.

Jj: he's 17! Are you kidding me!

P: your good

Jj: hey John b, we're gonna figure it out.

Pope pulled Jj away as we left. Sarah runs over to John b until the police try to take her away.

K: hey don't touch her!

Ki: get off her. Let's get out of here.

We walk outside to see the Cameron's and their kook nation waiting.

Ki: Is this a joke? Like are we in hell or...?

S: I should've never came home.

Jj: They're gonna kill him guys I know it.

I walk down the steps silently to hear a man apologising to Ward.

?: sorry For what you and your family have gone through. Thank God the system works

How dare he speak about my friend like that.

K: Can you please shut up? Of course you think the system worked Because it was made to protect you and people like you.

?: he'll have his day in court. A jury will decide.

K: He shouldn't even be in court! You should cause you're a murderer.

I pointed at Ward.

K: You have a lot of nerve showing up to court

W: I know you're upset I understand you upset okay? Keira your a good kid your dad won't like this.

K: don't talk about my family.

W: your friends got you fooled. He's got you all fooled.

K: no I'm not just upset!

I walked towards Ward but shoupe grabbed my wrist where all my scars are and pulls me back.

Jj immediately jumps in and pulls him off me.

Jj: hey don't touch her!

The pogues push them away and pull me back.

W: show some respect!

Jj: why don't you take the kooks down for a change?

Sh: you wanna get arrested? Get out!

S: it's not worth it

Ki: this is bullshit.

Sarah puts her hand on mine.

K: whose next Cameron? You and Rafe out for us next, well catch up Rafe already started!

I shouted as I lifted my shirt slightly to show the bandage wrapped around me, some people around us gasped but Ward started at me in pure anger.

K: Peterkin, Gavin, Whose next huh!?

Jj took my hand in his.

Sh: you need to go, get out!

K: so much for we'll take care of it.

I shook Sarah's and JJ's hands on me and walked off.

~Chateau~

S: I'm going to testify under oath I was there I just need to go to my sister.

Jj: sister

S: Kie, you have your phone? Wheezie Is the only other person that knows Rafe wasn't at home that day.

Jj: wheezie!

S: I don't know what else to do. I've got us into this mess I'm gonna do my best to get out of it

Jj: yeah that will work. Well she's right about one thing we've Gotta do something. Our boy is a PO-Dub right now, okay. He's held captive by the enemy right now, maybe even scheduled for execution. And we're just gonna sit here?

Ki: what's the plan? We kidnap shoupe?

Jj: maybe, like that's not the worst idea actually.

Ki: oh it's not

Jj: no!

P: that is actually the worst idea I've ever heard.

S: it's pretty bad

Jj: you know? Please stay out of this. Okay pope look we've been doing everything your way, and how has that been working out?

P: okay okay so what's your plan?

They keep yelling over eachother as I sit here in the chair playing with my rings.

Soon after, JJ storms out of the patio out into the rain.