𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 - 𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤

29

"wake up! wake up!" a male voice rang as june awoke. junes body began to become more aware of her surroundings. as she opened her eyes she yelled, "rafe get off!" she shoved the boy away. barry stood a little ways back. "come on. we need to go" he threw her a motorcycle helmet. june caught it but sat there in shock. "where the fuck am i?" she gawks at her trashy surroundings. "oh, barry's house" the girl thought. "come on, pogue princess" barry yelled as the two boys got on their motorcycles. "don't call me that" she scoffed, placing the helmet over her head. june threw her legs over the bike behind rafe.

"you have to put your arms around me, you know" rafe revved up his motorcycle. june still sat with her arms crossed. "not my fault if you die" he laughed, "it could've been since you fucking shot me" she muttered under her breath. "what'd you say?" his look turned cold. "i said--" june let out a scream as rafe sped forward, launching her arms to hold him. she felt rafe laugh. for a split second she remembered how it was. how rafe used to love her "but he doesn't now" she reminded herself.

the ride to the...wherever they were going was terrifying to say the least. the three stayed out of the way of the cops since june was wanted. june was snapped out of her reverie when the motorcycle stopped. she heard voices from inside the building they were outside of. rafe grabbed june's arm. "you stay silent" he threatened. tears brimmed in june's eyes from flashbacks which were quickly blinked away. she nodded her head. a gun click made her head snap to where it came from.

"lets go" barry motioned with the gun in his hand. june let out a shaky breath before following the two. "pope. finally" junes heart stopped at the familiar girls voice. "stay behind us and silent" the cameron boy reminded her. "hey there. whats going on, jj?" rafe announced as he entered the room, "how you guys doing?". barry and june stayed back behind their lines of vision. a couple of seconds later, barry grabbed junes wrist and pulled her with him.

"woo-hoo" barrys voice rang. june had finally noticed the bleeding nose she had, the bruises that were littered across her abdomen. jj must have too when he saw her. "get away from her" jj began to walk forward. "not so fast, pretty boy" barry pointed the gun at jj. "don't touch him" june grabbed the back of barrys tank top. he swiftly put june in a headlock, holding the gun to her head.

"no, bitch stay the fuck back" barry sat at jj. june attempted to get out of his hold. "barry, stop" rafe ordered. barry shoved june over to rafe. he caught her arm. tears streamed down the girls face. after barry tossed june aside he pointed his gun at jj. "see, dont think i forgot about me and you on the side of the road. im here because i want my motherfuckin' money" as barry spoke he got closer to jj. he shoved jj onto the floor, holding him done. "jj!' the two girls exclaimed "thats what im here for!" barry continued to yell. "its not you kie who we want. wheres john b?" rafe asked the girl, pushing her back. "i dont know!" kiara slapped the boy.

barry had told jj stay on the ground. "barry, stop it!" june shoved him back from. jj. "you murdered peterkin!" kiara yelled. all of their heads turned towards kiara. "then you can get me my money" barry shoved the girl back. june attempted to fight him off. barry began to hit june repeatedly in the stomach then a blow to her nose. he threw her against the boat. jj had gotten up, trying to fight barry off of june. 

"stay down, boy!"  barry shoved him to the ground. the two blondes laid close to each other. jj tried to sit up, "are you okay? come here" jj sat up but before june could move pope distracted her by hitting rafe in the back with a pipe. "dont touch her!" the heyward boy yelled rafe backhanded him. pope threw punches after punches back. barry took his gun out but before he could walk away, jj grabbed his ankle. barry fell while dropping his gun. "june, grab it" jj yelled.

she managed the strength to get up and ran to grab the gun. she picked it up, pointing it at barry. "step one more inch closer to me and your brain is mush" she breathed heavily. jj began to beat up barry, throwing his against the boat. he got down closer to his ear when he was on the ground.

"touch june one more time and you are dead" june and the others didn't hear what jj had told barry. june had threw the gun aside while the two others yelled at pope to stop. "oh shit" jj had pulled pope off of rafe. "we...need to go" junes chest rose and fell quickly. kiara grabbed her arm since she looked like she was on the verge of passing out. 

the four were at the dock prepping the boat to leave. june sat on the hood of the car, holding a paper towel up to her nose. she hummed a song as she kicked her legs. "dude where is he?" kiara asked the two boys setting up the boat. "give him a second he'll be here" pope told the girl. "he's coming. he'll be fine" jj walked off of the boat towards june. "hey, how you feeling? you need anything?" he placed his ringed hand on the side of her thighs. "a popsicle would be great right now" she smiled sarcastically. jj took the paper towel off of her now not bloody nose.

he laughed in response. june and jj sat there, in silence, looking at each other. "this isn't how it should be, ya know?" june began, picking at her nails, "john b and i shouldn't have to be running from the cops". jj sighed, running his hands up and down her swinging legs. "i know, but you'll be okay, i promise" jj smiled up at the girl. "pinky swear?" she stuck her pinky out. jj stuck out his as well, "pinky swear" he looped his pinky with hers. he began to take his hand away when june stopped him, "you didn't lock it! it won't work if you don't lock it!" jj smiled at the girls joy. its not something that you'd see everyday.

the two kissed the the tips of their thumbs, placing them together. jj leaned in to kiss the girl, they kissed but were interrupted by police sirens. the blonde boy grabbed june off of the car, moving her behind him. "june, get on the boat. lets go!" jj ushered the group. 

by their surprise, john b got out of the car. "holy shit" june let out a laugh before running up to him. he caught her in a hug. "no f'ing way" pope spoke. "im sorry" kiara walked towards them. the two siblings walked side by side towards the others, "shoupe ket me take it out for a spin". 

"okay, thats believable. ill buy that for now" kiara laughed sadly, pulling john b in for a hug. "it wasn't easy, bro but i got the phantom for you and she runs like she was made yesterday" jj got out of the boat, pulling june into his chest while throwing john b the keys. "you read to go?" jj asked john b but it was more meant for the blonde girl he held in his arms. 

"wheres sarah?' john b asked the group. "she's not with you?" kiara quickly replied. "no we got seperated in the swamp. she said she was gonna meet me here" john bs voice was laced in panic. "no--no we haven't seen her" pope glanced at the others in the group. "okay, well, im not leaving without her" june detached herself from jj. "john b, look at me. i know you feel bad for leaving, but theres no time, man. you've got plenty of gas, plenty of food. once you get around that point, its a straight shot across around the sound to dismal swamp, okay? onde you get there, lay low, all right? hang out for a couple of weeks and then go overland, across at brownsville, you got that?' jj informed the two siblings. 

june nodded but john b was spaced out, jj grabbed the side of john bs face harshly. "you got that?" jj spoke louder "yeah, yeah brownsville" john b replied. thunder rumbled in the distance, june had gotten a weird feeling of uncertainty. john b and june got into the boat. "hey wait, im sorry for basically..throwing us off a cliff with this whole treasure hunt thing" john b sniffled. 

"hey, john b, yo, we were bound to run off a cliff at some point, right?" jj joked, the whole group laughed sadly in response. "at least we did it together though. pogue style" jj threw his arm around his other two friends. "pogue style" john bs voice came out dry. they sat in silence for a split second. "hold on" june told john before practically jumping off the boat into jjs arms.

he spun the two around for a second. the two grasped into each other like they would fade away. they shared a loving kiss. "i love you" june croaked, "i love you more than you could imagine" he replied before helping her onto the boat once more. "get out of here, please" kiara broke the silence. they all laughed. "now. see you in two months down in mexico" pope joined in. "love you" jj told the two. june and jj shared a glance. 

"see you later, jay"

"bye princess"