Lost

twenty-two | Cops and Robbers

Rafe was right. Oh god...Rafe was right.

I finally got to see the pogues. We were all at Heyward shop, sitting around while Pope worked at the cash register. Well, more specifically JJ, Pope, and Kiara. Apparently just the three of them had been hanging out for the last 3 days. J.B was no where to be found. That worried me. Like, a lot. Maybe he really was taken away by DCS. I was in denial and didn't want to believe it so I just simply brushed it off and pretended that any minute J.B was going to walk through those doors.

None of them would say much to me. Especially not JJ and Pope. Something was off about them. And I knew what. I knew it. I just didn't know it.
You know?

Pope wasn't really talking to me and I was kinda hurt by that but I just brushed it off. He has his on and off days. We used to be close. Like-you jump I jump-close. But then we drifted apart and he slowly held a grudge against me for letting us drift apart. And since he held that grudge-I held one too. Just for a different reason. He had no right to be upset with me and blame me. That's what my grudge was for.

JJ...JJ hurt. I was looking forward to speaking to him. I needed to speak to him about not only what Rafe said but about John B. If anyone knew anything about where John B was it would be JJ. But, I mean-if he didn't want to speak to me, I didn't want to speak to him.

Me and Kiara talked. We talked for a while actually. I dumped my load of issues on her and she did the same in return. Apparently JJ and Pope had been distant since the other day. Rafe, Kelce, and Topper started eyeing them down every chance they got since then.
But then she told me something that made my blood boil. It made my blood boil more than Rafe telling me JJ and Pope sunk Toppers boat. I mean-at least Topper deserved it. It's Topper.

Kiara told me that a few days ago when Pope was delivering groceries for Heyward, Rafe beat him up. Like beat him up. Then JJ and Pope disappeared for a day and came back looking all smug. After that Rafe, Topper, and Kelce started following them around everywhere. She said that JJ and Pope wouldn't tell her why-even after Rafe walked up to her and told her, "Tell your boy-we know what he did."

That same night the three of them got into a huge fight with the other three. It ended with Pope and JJ being seriously beaten up and the huge blow-up white screen being burnt down during movie night.
They hadn't really spoken about it since and she was pissed.

So I told Kiara about what Rafe said. And that he said it after he walked into my room all beaten up. So that meant once he got home from the movie and the fight, he came to me. Just to tell me that I needed to prepare for the cops showing up.

But, now that me and Kiara were all caught up with all of our lore-we decided to actually acknowledge the boys.
"Don't let it get in your head, bro. There's three of them and two of us. That's typical Kook shit right there." JJ told Pope.
"Hell yeah." Kie nodded as we walked back into where they were.

"What was your thought process, using your head?" JJ asked.
I widened my eyes at Kie. She did tell me about the fight but not about the details. I needed to know the details.
Pope shook his head. He was clearly out of it. "I don't know, man. I just kind of acted off instinct."
"Yes." Kie agreed as she pointed a finger at Pope.
I laughed lightly and shook my head. God did I miss them.

"I was a cornered animal." Pope added.
"Hey, Pope" Heyward called as he entered the building. "Someone's here to see you."
Just then Shoupe appeared and my heart sank.
"Evening, Officer..." Pope greeted him. You could tell in Popes voice that he was nervous.
"I have an arrest warrant for felony destruction of property." Shoupe explained as he reached for the handcuffs hooked to his side.