Romeo and Juliet, John B Routeledge

005. TIRED OF BEING STEPPED ON

Chapter five

"Tired of being stepped on."

The next morning, Juliet had gone out with Topper seeing as the two already had plans to go together to help clean up the beach, although she thought it wouldn't be just the two of them and that her sister Sarah and Kelce would come with them, but no, when she arrived at Toppers he was the only one there waiting for her to get on his dad's expensive new boat, where the two of them being close proximity of each other with her knowing fully well he told her dad everything she had been doing, getting John B fired in the process was gonna be a big problem.

Which was why as the two were heading down to the beach, Juliet just stood next to him with her sunglasses on, not being touchy or feely with Topper as he drove the boat, and because of it, she noticed the Pogues driving by on John B's boat, lifting up her sunglasses she looked right at John B then to JJ, then turned looking at Topper, knowing the two were gonna have to talk about what he did to her.

Where as the two made it the beach, they had been given their jobs and had garbage bags in their hands to clean up the beach, they began walking along it, as Juliet huffed "so, um we should probably talk about what you did to cause not only did John B talk to me nasty but also my father looked at me like I should be sent off to some camp for runaway girls who need to be reeducated, Topper." she told him "oh, oh, come on, Juliet! He showed you his true colors! And your father? Your father would never do that to you!" Topper voiced, as Juliet scoffed "but he blames me when it's your fault! And..and you don't know my dad, okay." she told him, rolling her eyes.

Topper then scoffed "no, no, those Pogues are just lucky your dad didn't press charges on either of them." he shared, making Juliet chuckle "wow, you're still on the me cheating on you with JJ thing, great! I mean one, John B didn't steal I knew he was taking the scuba just not the reasons why and second JJ didn't do anything to me that I didn't want to so then putting any charges on him would just be a complete and utter lie which if you don't get that then maybe you should talk to your grandpa." she told him.

"Their Pogues at the end of the day, Juliet. I mean, you can say, we're all just people, or..or whatever, but it's a totally different mindset on the cut." Topper told her, as Juliet hummed "you tell me everyday Topper." she told him, but then stopped noticing her sister Sarah and Kelce as she put on a smile "yo. You look thirsty!" Kelce voiced, walking over to them and holding out a jug "okay, what do we..what do we got here?" Topper asked, as he opened it and smelled it "oh, my god!" he voiced, laughing, as he drank it, Sarah put her arm around Juliet "try it." she told her, as Juliet looked to her "if Topper will let me." she told her through gritted teeth, as their little sister Weezie walked up to them.

"Yeah, that's how we do it, baby!" Kelce voiced, as Topper held out the jug to Juliet "oh, man. Come on, Juliet." he told her, as Juliet grabbed the jug, she began downing it, but before she could drink anymore of it, Weezie ripped it out of her hands, causing Juliet to get some of it on her 'Weezie!" she voiced, as Weezie drank it, Juliet lunged forward and pulled the jug from her "what the hell are you doing? You're twelve years old!" she voiced, taking another sip from it "yeah, since when did you start drinking?" Sarah asked her "since today." Weezie told them, as Juliet rolled her eyes, she handed the jug back to Kelce "thank you." she told him, with an attitude.

As a man walked up to them "you've guys got it under control?" he asked "yes, sir!" Kelce voiced, going back to his stuff "it's looking good sir!" Topper told the man "just clearing the stretch out." Kelce told him "just hydrating. We're almost finished!" Sarah called out "great job. Keep it up." the man told them, as he turned around walking off "will do!" Juliet voiced, as she turned around glaring at her little sister, she then smacked her on the side of the head "ow!" Weezie voiced, as Juliet walked off, Topper followed her.

And soon they all had finished cleaning up as all of them who worked on it stood in a circle, with a different man in the middle then the one who talked to them earlier "just a moment, friends, to acknowledge our blessings." he told them all, as they began to hold hands with each other when Topper tried to grab Juliets, she moved her's away from his not grabbing it "to the big cahuna. Thank you for the opportunity for us to come out here and restore masonborough to it's virgin glory." the man shared, and when he did, Juliet and Topper started laughing, and while everyone else clapped, Juliet shook her head "I can't. I can't." she said, turning around and still laughing, she began to walk off, as Topper turned following her "oh, come on, your missing the guy glaring at us! I mean he definitely doesn't like us." he told her, making Juliet laugh.

Making it back home, Juliet's home wasn't exactly what she expected as Weezie had come running up to her laughing, being a tad bit drunk, she then threw up on Juliet grossing her out to the point where she had taken off all her dress and was going to throw it away, but Sarah said she could clean it.

Which was Juliet was sitting in a robe with her hair up in a bun, holding Weezie's hair back as she threw up while Sarah was cleaning her dress off in the sink, Juliet looked to her "you know this is your fault you know? When you saw her grubby hands reaching for the bottle you should've stopped her." she told her, as Sarah scoffed "don't put all this on me! You're the one who was downing it like it was water, who do you think she learned it from!" she voiced, as Juliet rolled her eyes and flushed the toilet, looking back at Weezie "what do you have to say?" she asked her, as Weezie sighed "never mix vodka with crystal light." she shared.

"Hmm, not the answer I was looking for." Juliet told her, as Weezie threw up, Juliet nodded "yep." she said, as Weezie coughed, she turned and looked at her "please don't tell dad." she told her, as Juliet chuckled "oh? Oh, so you little weezil can ease drop on my business and tell Topper who then rats on me to dad but it's bad if I tell on you? No, na uh. I'm telling." she told her, letting go of her sister's hair and standing up "Juliet, please!" Weezie voiced "nope!" Juliet voiced, walking out of the bathroom, leaving Weazie and Sarah in there as she shut the bathroom door on them.

And as she walked downstairs to go tell her dad, she heard him yelling "I don't feel like you care, nothing shows that you do." he said, as she made it down to the bottom, walking out to the back "I said I do." her brother Rafe said "yeah, you said it." their dad told him "what more do you want me to say?" Rafe asked "I don't want you to say anything! I want you to do it! I want you to take care of business! Where are the generators? I gave you the money for backup generators. You said, you would take care of it. Did you take care of it? Where are they?" their dad asked him "they're on back order." Rafe told him "yeah, of course they are." their dad said.

"There was a hurricane." Rafe told him "I tell you what. You know that pogue I just fired? Way more reliable than you." their dad told him, as Juliet's eyes went wide, knowing he was talking about John B "really?" Rafe asked "yeah, really! You need to get it together, Rafe, or you can go live on the cut." their dad told him, as Rafe laughed "that funny to you? You can go live on the cut damn cut Rafe..as far as I'm concerned. Now get up and get out of here. I'm sick of lookin at you. Make yourself useful somewhere, somehow." their dad told him "Juliet's not working." Rafe told him, making Juliet scoff "of course." she mouthed, knowing everyone in her family threw her under the bus whenever the pressure got put on them.

"This isn't about Juliet, Rafe. You're almost twenty. You don't just get to sit back and have everything handed to you." their dad told him "yes, sir." Rafe told him "it doesn't seem you understand me." their dad told him "I'll take care of those generators, okay?" Rafe asked him "I'll believe that when I see it." their dad told him, and as he did, Rafe turned and headed inside, crossing paths with Juliet "let me guess? Used the generator money to buy your sick new ride?" Juliet asked him, as Rafe shook his head and walked past her.

Juliet turned stepping through the doorway "daddy, I need to tell you something." she told him "what is it princess?" her dad asked her, but when he looked up at her, he furrowed his brows "why are you in a bathrobe?" he asked her "because Weezie threw up on me." Juliet told him "what? Why? What happened?" her dad asked her "because she was drinking. And if everybody in this family didn't look at me like I was the bad guy and use me for their own personal gain then I wouldn't be stabbing her in the back like this! But I am sick in tired of being stepped on! I mean she clearly over heard my conversation with John B then told Topper who then told you! And none of these idiots can get it through their tiny walnut sized brains that I am not the girl you just walk all over!" she voiced, throwing her arms out, and turning around, walking back into the house.