Mary Routledge | Outer Banks

The Runaway

We went to a shed nearby, as we hoped the police wouldn't find us.

"There goes the gold." JJ said as we saw a plane fly above us.

"Fuck." I said as I leaned against the wall.

"Shit!" JJ yelled as he kicked a chair, breaking it.

"Fuck!" Pope yelled throwing some thing at the wall, also breaking it.

"Pope!" Kie reprehended.

"Goddamnit!" Pope yelled grabbing a baseball bat, hitting and breaking everything around him.

"Pope!" Kie called.

Pope ignored as he threw an empty keg around.

"Pope!" She called once he sat down. Once she realized he was crying, her tone softened. "Pope..."

"Yeah, dude... I was wondering when this was gonna happen." JJ said walking up to him. "Here you go, chief." He said handing him a blunt. "A little weed never hurt no one."

"JJ." Kie reprehended.

"Relax, Kie." JJ told her.

"You know he doesn't smoke." Kie told him.

"Well, maybe not until today." JJ said as Pope grabbed the blunt from him.

"Pope.." Kie tried. "Yeah, what is that gonna help?"

"I lost my scholarship. Walked out in the middle of the interview. Every- It's gone. It's not gonna happen." Pope said.

"You did that for us?" Kie asked as her voice broke.

"No, not for us." He said as he got up. "For nothing."

"I'm here for you, Pope." JJ said grabbing him quickly. "Welcome to my world, okay"?

I know I should probably say something, but I was still digesting the fact that my dad's legacy had gone to shit.

"JJ-" Kie reprehended.

"What, Kie? He's right." JJ said. "It doesn't matter anymore."

"You don't have to do that." Kie said as Pope placed the blunt on his mouth.

"God, just stop being so condescending, Kie!" I said, making everyone look at me surprised that I had spoken. "Fucking look around us. Everything went to shit! My-my dad's life research went to shit!" I exclaimed loudly. "So what if Pope wants to smoke to relax a bit? I say let him. There's nothing left for us anymore." I said as I felt my eyes burning.

JJ quickly came to my rescue, and held me.

"Hey, hey, hey. You still have us and John B, alright?" JJ tried to keep me calm.

Suddenly, Pope and Kie looked wide eyed behind us, making JJ and I pull away, and look.

"John B!" I yelled as I ran towards him and hugged him.

"Oh, my God, John B!" Kie exclaimed as they came running after me.

"Is this yours?" JJ asked panicked looking at his shirt once we pulled away.

"Whose blood is that?" Kie asked him.

"Booker, are you okay?" I asked as I rested a hand on his arm.

"John B, are you okay?" Kie asked.

"Shit." Pope said as we saw a police car approaching.

We quickly hid inside the shed.

"What happened?" I asked John B softly once the police car was gone.