admire - jiara love story - obx fanfic

24. investigation

sorry it's been a while i've been at Disneyland aha

2 weeks later

jj pov:

i roll over in the spare bed at the chateau where me and kie have been staying with sarah and john b since kie's house burnt down. i crack my eyes open slightly but kie isn't there. i open my eyes fully and look around the room as i sit up. "kie?" i whisper. i climb out of the bed and slowly open the door. i creep in the corridor to check the bathroom, but the door is open and it's empty. i slowly walk around, so quiet as possible so i don't wake sarah and john b up. i check the whole house, but she's not there and i start to get slightly worried. i go outside and look around the porch, when i spot a figure on the hammock. "kie?" i say as i walk over. she looks at me but quickly looks away. her face is tear stained and her eyes are puffy. "hey, what's wrong?" i say, climbing on to the hammock opposite her. she sniffles but doesn't say anything. "kie?" i say. she finally looks at me again. "what's wrong baby?" i say. i look at her hands and realise they're shaking, so i take them in mine. "kiara, is this about, barry?" i say. "i don't wanna talk about it right now, i'm gonna tell everyone tomorrow" she says. "okay" i say. i wipe her tears with my thumb. "you're okay" i say. she closes her eyes causing another tear to drop. i wipe it and move to sit next to her. i put my arm around her and she puts her head on my chest. we spend the rest of the night there.

kiara pov:

me, sarah, john b and jj sit in the chateau waiting for pope and cleo to get here. i'm so not ready for this, but it's been two weeks and i need to tell them. i keep having nightmares about it, and flashbacks. the cops are looking for him but he hasn't been found yet. i haven't really slept much the last 2 weeks and i don't think i will until he's found and arrested. 

sarah and jj have been visiting rafe a little since he helped them find me. they think he's getting better but he has problems. he has therapy but if he gets bad again he needs to be moved to a ward. i feel kinda bad for him, but he did do so much to us and put us through so much, so i don't think i'll ever forgive him. 

pope and cleo come in and sit down. i stand up so i can see everyone. i take a deep breathe and i feel my hand shaking. i shove them in my pocket so they can't see, but i think jj notices. "kie, it's okay" john b says. "yeah, you can tell us" cleo says. i nod. i want to talk but i can't. i can't get the words out. i can't figure out what to say. "uhh" my voice cracks. they all wait and listen. they're all being really patient and it's making me feel more comfortable. 

"he raped me" i spit out. i just wanted to get it out. jj tenses up instantly and i can already tell how angry he is. sarah's mouth drops and tears automatically form in her eyes. john b and pope both sigh and close their eyes. pope puts his hands on his head. and cleo tenses up too, but tears also form in her eyes. 

"kiara i'm so fucking sorry" sarah says, standing up and hugging me. "i'm gonna kill the mother fucker" cleo says. "same" jj says. "are you okay kie?" pope says. i nod. "i have like, nightmares, or well.. flashbacks, and i'm also scared he's gonna come for me" i say. "we won't ever let that happen" cleo says. "yeah that bastard isn't coming anywhere near you ever again" john b says. we stand in silence for a few seconds. "i'm so sorry kiara" jj says, hugging me. i hug him back as tears leave my eyes. "yeah i wish there was something we could do to like.. undo it" pope says. i nod. "me too" i say.

jj pov:

it's been a few weeks since kie told us. barry is still missing and we're hoping it stays like that. kie still has nightmares and she's still terrified that he's gonna come back. i'm still so mad about it, and i wish i could fucking kill him. nobody should ever do that to any girl, but it being my girl just makes it worse. i just feel so bad. 

me and sarah have been visiting rafe, and it's kinda nice. i still hate him for everything he did but he is trying and getting better. when we told him about what barry did to kie he wasn't happy.

flashback

"what the fuck rafe!" i shout, storming to the table he's sat at. "what?" rafe says. "why would you get barry to do that?" sarah says as we sit down opposite rafe. "what? do what?" rafe says. "rape kiara you sick fuck!" i say. "what!?" rafe says. "yeah, he raped her. rafe. and he said it was for you, so get talking" sarah says. "i didn't get him to rape her. i promise i wouldn't go that far after- after what i did..." rafe says. i look at sarah but she keeps her eyes on rafe. "why would he say it was for you then?" she says. "because, he thinks that's what i want. i don't want anything to do with him. i can't believe he would do that to kiara! what i did was wrong and i wish i could take it back i really do. and barry will pay for this" rafe says. i roll my eyes. "if i find out you had anything to do with it, i'll get you an even longer sentence. you understand?" sarah says. rafe nods and sarah gets up and storms away. "i hope for your sake you weren't involved in this. if i find out you were, i'll end you" i say, before following sarah.

end of flashback

my thoughts are interrupted from kie rolling over next to me. she opens her eyes slightly and we both smile at the same time. "you okay?" i say as she moves her head to my chest. "mhm". i put her arm around her back. "guys!!" we hear being shouted. "guys!" john b says as he bursts through the door. "jeez can you knock-?" "barry's dead" john b cuts me off. "what!?" i say. "it's on the news, his body has been found, with a gunshot to the head, he was murdered!" sarah says, standing next to john b. i look down at kie who's sat in clear shock. her jaw is dropped. 

kiara pov:

it's been 2 days since barry's body was found and things have been so different. i thought i would feel safer but for some reason i don't. the cops are opening an investigation and since they know what he did to me, me and my friends are probably high on the suspect list. 

i'm throwing a midwinters celebration since my mom always wanted to. i thought it would be nice to honour her and i think she'd be proud of me for doing it. my dad is really happy about me doing to too. it's in a week and lots of people are going. it's happening at the same place as midsummers. jj is my date, john b is sarah's and pope is cleo's. i'm quite excited but i'm still on edge with the situation at the minute. all the pogues are convincing me it's okay though. me sarah and cleo are going chopping for dresses tonight and i can't wait.

 i feel like things are finally starting to slowly go back to normal again. the only thing i'm worried about is the murder investigation.