Mary Routledge | Outer Banks

Kill Ward Cameron

After my brother got arrested, JJ took me back to the Château. I slept in my brother's room crying. Sure, we would have go to court the next day, but how could my brother compete against Ward?

To me, this was war. It was always Pogues versus Kooks, but this time... this was Pogues versus Ward Cameron. I knew if I ever wanted to do something crazy, JJ would be the one to back me up. Perhaps Pope could join; but in no circumstances, could I ask Sarah and Kie for help. Sarah for obvious reasons, I could never ask her to help me kill her father, that would be cruel; and Kie because she always had her morality on, and because she would probably try and stop us. Now, I had watched 15 seasons of Criminal Minds, I was pretty sure I would be able to kill Ward without anyone finding out, however, I knew I couldn't. At least not at the moment.

"John Booker Routledge, pursuant to the North Carolina statute section 14, you are charged with murder in the first degree with aggravated circumstances. If convicted, the maximum sentence would be the death penalty." The judge declared.

JJ, Pope, Sarah, Kie, and I were now sitting together at John B's trial, while Ward and Rose were on the other side.

Everyone around us started to protest.

We didn't know how to act. My brother could be sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit... but Rafe did. However, in my mind, I still had hope. Either for my brother's future, or Rafe's. Ward should be the one behind bars, and I did believe that if we could somehow turn Rafe to our side, we could create a way to save him and get Ward in jail. Unfortunately, that would be impossible because Rafe would never turn on his father, and the Pogues would never accept him.

I felt JJ squeeze my hand. He looked at me and got up, as everyone else was.

"Your honor, he's 17!" JJ told her.

"Quiet." She told him.

"He's 17! Are you kidding me?!" JJ exclaimed.

"You're good. You're good." Pope said calmly, trying to calm him down.

"Hey, John B! We're gonna figure it out!" JJ said pointing at him.

"Bailiff!" The judge called, making an officer take John B away.

"John B!" Sarah and I called, trying to follow them.

"Booker!" I cried as he looked at us.

Two officers came and tried to keep us from following him.

"Mary!"

"Sarah!"

JJ and Pope called at the same time.

"Stop! Don't touch them!" Kie told the officers. "Let's go, let's get out of here." Kie said as she intertwined her arms in ours, started to walk out of the courtroom.

"Justice is served."

"He had it coming."

We heard a couple say as they left the courtroom.

"Is this a joke? Like, are we in hell or...?" Kie asked.

"I should have never come home." Sarah said.

"They're gonna kill him, guys. I know it." JJ said.

"So sorry for what you and your family had to go through. Thank God the system works." We heard a man tell Ward.

I was so angry, I couldn't even speak.

"Can you please shut up?!" Kie asked him. Oh, here we go again. "Of course you think the system worked, because it was made to protect you and people like you."