WILD RIDE (Rafe Cameron x OC) *COMPLETE*

Chapter Twenty-Five (Alana)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

Alana

I didn't run in because Rafe was out for blood. I didn't run in when I heard Barry shouting at JJ and I didn't run in when I heard JJ getting the shit kicked out of him.

I ran into that garage when I heard Kie screaming at the top of her lungs that Rafe was a murderer and she was outing him for what happened on the tarmac. I should have known better that she'd be one of the people to instantly go against him. Rightfully so, of course.

My legs felt foreign to my body as I ran into the garage. Barry had JJ on the ground with the gun pointed at him and was screaming about how JJ owes him money. I guess that's my fault for snitching on JJ.

Rafe is holding back Kie while she's beating on him. She once was my best friend in the entire world. I thought the world of Kie but something triggers me when I see her beating on Rafe and I grab her by her arms and put them behind her back.

"Kie- Kie, it's me. It's Alana." I tell her while I walk her away from Rafe who's seething with anger. I turn her around to look at me and fear is in her eyes. "Look at me, Kie." I breathe heavily. "You can't tell anyone."

"He murdered-"

"Kie." I say her name again with a crack of my voice. "You saw nothing. You heard nothing... You are Jon Snow. You know nothing."

She shakes her head at me and snatches her arms away from me. "I should have known you'd be on his side. Was it worth it, Alana? Was fucking him really worth it? Is living in Tannyhill and wearing fancy dresses that Rose Cameron picks out for you worth it? Quitting The Wreck to work for Rose? You went full Kook."

My lip begins to quiver. "Kie.. I'm going to remind you again that you know nothing. You don't know who shot Peterkin. You don't know that Rafe was there. You don't know that John B was there."

"Hey-" Rafe thunders over. "That's not the story!"

"It's Kie's story." I argue back with him. "Do you want to find John B? Do you want that money? You can't get it if the cops get him first and you certainly can't get shit if you get thrown under the bus, Rafe."

Rafe silences himself for a moment and then starts pacing again. He sees where Barry and JJ are still scuffling with each other and decided to start throwing punches at my shitty ex-boyfriend.

I should start screaming him to stop but I don't. It's almost satisfying knowing that what Rafe said is right. I ended up in a shitty predicament because of JJ. I was threatened because of JJ and seeing Rafe break his fucking nose and break his lip open feels fucking great.

"Alana this isn't what Big John would want you to be doing." Kie whispers. "This isn't you."

"How do you know what's me? Maybe I had never found myself before. Maybe I never had someone who was willing to burn the world to ash for me before. In fact... I know I never had that before because Rafe is the only person who'd sacrifice everything for me."

Kie shakes her head is disappointment. "Alana... You and Peterkin were tight. She kept you out of foster care and this is how you repay her? You dance around with the man who shot and killed her?"

"You weren't there Kie. You didn't see what I saw."

"Enlighten me then."

"I can't."

"Because Rafe did it and you're protecting him for whatever fucking reason... What is it he has so strongly over you? Why are you so attached to him? He's just a guy, Alana."

"No he's not." I argue quickly to that.

Kie laughs. "Oh? He's not? So what are you saying? Rafe is some perfect guy who's going to turn the world to sunshine and rainbows and hold your hand through every little ouchie that you get in life? Because you live in a delusion where you think he loves you? He doesn't love you, Alana. He's using you now more than ever."

"Using me for what exactly." I cross my arms and watch as Pope comes hurdling into the garage, trying to fight off Rafe and Barry at the same time while JJ is getting between them as well.

Kie pauses and then clicks her tongue. "I'd say for sex but that was probably just the one time." Her sneers now. "Probably wanted more sex and some money from you but then... You witnessed him become a murderer. You're his accomplice."

"I'm his Bonnie." I say proudly. "He's my Clyde."

"Alana that's not cute." Kie pleads with me. "You used to be the good girl of all of us... You were kind and sweet and scared to do more than just kiss JJ and now you're.. You're fucking a Kook."

I roll my eyes at her. "Yeah well.. That girl is dead. She died with Big John Routledge. I've become anew... I'm a Cameron now."

"You're a stranger." Kie says as Pope and JJ finally stop fighting with Rafe and Barry. The Pogues grab the boat and head to the dock and Kie hangs back for a moment and just shakes her head at me. "If you ever find Alana Routledge again... Tell her I miss her. Because Alana Cameron.. She's a fucking lunatic."

I flip her off and go to check on Rafe who's spitting blood and has someone's blood on her face. Unsure if it's Pope's, JJ's, or his own. He moves outside the garage and sits on a stone wall near where he parked his bike.

Barry is sitting next to him when I walk out and he's got blood in his mouth too. He spits on the ground in front of me and smiles.

"Peterkin huh?"

"Rafe didn't-"

Barry laughs to cut me off. "Don't feed me no bullshit, Pogue bitch. I know what Kie said and I know it's gotta be true. I'd believe anything she says over you and this Kook fucking cokehead."

"You believed me when I said it was JJ who stole the money. He even admitted to it when you were kicking his ass, Barry. Why would I lie to you? I have no reason to lie." I say as I use my thumb to wipe away some of the blood on Rafe's face.

"Doesn't matter now." He looks at Rafe. "You better hope you're worth more than that 25k because now? Now I own you and I own your little bitch too. She's not yours no more, Country Club. She's mine."

Barry blows some kisses at me and then hops onto his bike. Before sliding his helmet on he looks at me again. "I like lace. Tell Country Club to get some for you and tomorrow you gotta be at my place. 8PM."

His helmet covers his face before he peels off at the speed of light. I go to swallow but it's impossible. I turn away toward the water and end up puking my guts out at the thought of Barry touching me. Of Barry owning me because he thinks that we truly owe him for this.

I spit a few times at the ground by my feet before coming toward Rafe again who's sitting there. Blank.

Staring off at the line where the water meets the sky and I see the darkness in his eyes. Just like the night at the movies and I know not to touch him. I know not to say anything and just to leave him be in this moment.

Catching my breath takes a moment but I end up finding it in me. Steadying myself. Rafe gets on his bike without a word and drives off. I walk back toward the garage to find that Kie, JJ, and Pope are standing there in tears.

"He got away..." I mutter and all three look at me. Kie nods. "Rafe doesn't know that he was here." Kie comes over to me silently and wraps her arms around me.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again..." She demands.

As I promise her I won't we're surrounded by cop cars that haul all of us to their base camp for questioning because John B got away. But the truth is by letting John B go.. I let Rafe go too. They'll never have anyone in custody because I can't see either of them behind bars.