PROMISE-ME ☼ outerbanks

chapter 6

For the next few days, I laid low and spent time away from Rafe. I was scared knowing Topper; he was just plotting how he would tell everyone about Rafe and I. He couldn't wait to ruin it I bet, he hated the pogues.

I was in the back of the van going to visit Ms. Lana with JB and JJ.

My nose scrunched up at the sight of the house. As we got closer I could hear crashes and things breaking along with voices yelling. "Uhh maybe we should come back" I said, stopping in my movement. "Shh Chloe" JB said, crouching and slowly walking up to the side of the house.

"I'll sink you in the fucking-" We heard a man yell, I grabbed JJ's arm trying to pull him back from getting any closer. John B didn't budge he stayed under the window, listening to all the crashes. "Sorry guys, fuck this" I said running back towards the van, "Chloe!" JJ whisper yelled, and John B hushed him letting me go.

"So, what happened?" I said as they sat back in the van, "nothing, she's tweaking" JJ spoke, and I gave him a confused look. "She was really shook up, when I pulled out the compass she flipped and said I needed to leave and not let anyone find out I have it" John B said pulling out and onto the road. "Woah, what the hell is going on with this wreck then" "a lot of people want that gold man" JJ said, taking a hit of his juul.

I had John B drop me off at my house, my dad was probably working so I'd be alone, I needed it. I took a long shower, thinking of something I could do to fix the whole Topper situation. The best I could come up with was to break up with Rafe, but I knew that would hurt me more than anything if I did, but in all honestly if felt like the right choice.

I stepped out and threw on a tee shirt and some nike shorts. I laid on my couch staring at the ceiling, "what the fuck should I do" I yelled like a crazy person. My head hurt from all this.

There was a knock at my door, my eyes snapped open.

"What" I said opening the door, "Damn sorry" Rafe spoke smiling at me, "Oh sorry" I said moving to the side for him to come in. "Are you okay?" He asked walking towards me, pulling me into a hug. "No, the whole Topper thing doesn't sit well with me Rafe" I hugged him tight, "Baby I got him, he isn't going to snitch, he knows I'll beat his ass" Rafe said kissing the top of my head. We sat on the couch and talked, I sat in his lap just cuddling against him, not wanting to let go of him.

We had both fallen asleep, I heard a faint knock at my door. I stirred a little and once I heard the door open my eyes opened, "Oh shit" Kiara said, staring at the two in front of her. "You and Rafe" She said surprised, "kie" I spoke getting up. "This is what you've been doing all those times you went MIA, Chloe what the fuck, he's a kook" She yelled, we stood on the porch now. "Kie I'm sorry, I-I was scared to tell you guys" I said, frustrated now because I had no clue what the fuck to say. "Chloe you knew what the kooks did to us and how we feel towards them, you and Rafe??" She stared at me, disappointed than anything.

"Kie-"

"Chloe you don't know what they did to Pope?", "They beat his ass on the course when he was delivering groceries, but pretty boy didn't tell you that did he?" She scoffed, my eyes welled up with tears. "No I didn't know" I said anger and hurt began to mix throughout my feelings.

"Chloe fix this" She said and turned walking away from me.

I sat down on my front steps, not wanting to even go inside. I felt arms around my body, I immediately got up, "Get away from me" I said sternly, "Why did you guys jump Pope, he did nothing to you guys" I cried, "Chloe.." He started, "Rafe I thought you were different than them, it was all an act wasn't it?" I yelled at him, getting angry now.
"Chloe every-thing I said and felt for you is real, I promise baby" He said, his voice cracking. "Then why?" I said, wiping my tears, "the boneyard" he mumbled, "What?" "you fucking jumped Pope because of the boneyard, TOPPER was at fault" I screamed at him.

He had no words, he knew I was right. I had never blown up at him or anyone else like this in my life. "You fucking Kooks treat us like shit, Rafe I trusted you and you hurt my friends" "he put a gun to Topper" He raised his voice, "You don't get to raise your voice at me!!" I yelled at him, "JJ did that to PROTECT John B, you ass" I shoved his chest, Rafe just stood there.

There were so many thoughts running through my head right now, without even think I blurted out.

"You know what Rafe, I love you but clearly we shouldn't be together" "Chloe" He said, walking towards me, "I wish Topper said something, cus then it would be a lot easier to let this down" I cried, I didn't care though. "You don't mean that, baby, please we can fix it" Rafe said, giving me a hug, for the last time I cried into his chest.

"I didn't want to lose you" I said.

The next morning, I told the pogues everything that I wasn't telling them, "I'm so sorry I kept it from you guys, I was scared because he became someone important to me. I didn't want to lose that, nor did I want to lose you guys" I paused laughing, "even though last night I did lose him" I said, holding back the tears. "Chloe" JJ sighed pulling me into a hug, "you should've just come to us, we're here for that kind of stuff" John B gave me a sad look, "I'm sorry" I said once again, the pogues all came in for a group hug.

The days I went MIA they had gotten a clue from the compass, 'Redfield" being carved in the secret department by Big John. It led them to the lighthouse but after visiting it, they left empty handed, as well as John B and Kie getting busted by cops.

Finally, JJ explained to me the cemetery trip they took. They found an envelope John's dad left for him with a recording. Big John had found the wreck the pogues were trying to find. With no help from me because I was so invested in Rafe and I felt like such a shitty friend for that.

They even stole a drone thing that went into the water so they can find the wreck.

"We found it alright but nothing in it, which means-" "The gold is somewhere on land" John B interrupted JJ. "Holy shit guys" I said, amazed at how much they have done this past week.

Jj and Pope seemed to have something going on, whenever Pop had something going on he couldn't hold it in for long, he gets all fidgety and paranoid. JJ eyes him, telling him to chill out. "Pope spill it" I said sitting next to the two, "I don't know what your talking about Chlo" He says, holding eye contact. I stared him down, knowing he'll crack.

"Ugh fine" he groaned, "Dude" JJ exclaimed, "I can't JJ, it's Chloe" Pope motioned towards me.

"I sunk Topper's boat" He blurted out, "wait really" I laughed "holy shit, props to you" I high fived him, "What?? No Chloe, this has been eating me alive" Pope said standing up, pacing, "What if they find out it was me!" He panicked

"deny, deny, deny" JJ said, "you know you're a bad influence on him sometimes" I rolled my eyes. "Ok mom, hooking up with a kook" he retorted, "asshole" I threw his juul out the window.

authors note;

bye bye Rafe & Chloe :(
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