[ ✔︎ ] 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓 - rafe cameron

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

TW: violence, abuse, panic attack

JJ, Kiara, Pope and Sky were at Heyward's. Her father arrived, "Hey, Pope, someone here to see you." To their surprise, Shoupe walked up to them. He pulled out his handcuffs. Sky closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She told herself she shouldn't get into any more trouble, but a part of her didn't want to let him down. After all, Pope was a good boy, willing to do anything for his studies. Her, study? No. She didn't even have a job. "I have an arrest warrant for felony destruction of property." Pope looked at JJ, who didn't know what to do. Heyward couldn't figure it out, even Kie. His father was panicking, he didn't believe it for a second. Pope was taken outside followed by the pogues. Sky pushed Shoupe. Seeing her best friend arrested, she couldn't bear it. "It wasn't him!" she yelled. JJ looked at her sister, unable to believe what she was about to do. "It was me. The person with the blindfold and glasses you see on the video, that was me. I know they had cameras. JJ and Pope didn't want to but after we got in a fight, I wanted to get even." she hissed. "Sis, what the hell are you doing?" yelled JJ angrily. "I'm telling the truth." Pope stepped toward her. "What are you doing, you weren't even-" Sky interrupted her.

"Pope. Stop. We both know the truth." she whispered to him. "She's right, I was helping her to do it." said JJ.

Shoupe removed Pope's handcuffs. "Always you two, uh ?" "Come on, he's a good kid and you know where we come from." said JJ. Shoupe waited for young Heyward's approval, who finally stammered a vague response.

The police car pulled away as the rest of the pogues watched them leave, no words coming to mind. They didn't except this.

Escorted by Shoupe, JJ and his sister were led into a cell. "Please, let me be with him," Sky begged. Shoupe was about to say no. "I know Shoupe, just let my baby sister with me." the teenager replied. "Fine."

He closed the metal door. Sky slid down onto the wall, putting a hand over her heart. She tried to calm her breathing, which had become too rapid. Her heart was racing and she felt chills, as if the room had changed temperatures in seconds. The room was spinning, giving her a headache. She pressed her other hand against her mouth to keep her crying from disturbing JJ. She felt weak. not again, not again. Her brain was screaming words over and over. She hadn't had a panic attack in months.

JJ sat up, his hands running through his tangled hair. He sighed. He loved this life, but he also hated it. He looked up when he heard a loud breath. JJ ran to his sister, standing in front of her and taking her hands in his. He knew about her past and what she was going through. He knew about her depression, her panic attacks and more. "Hey, cupcake. I need you to take deep breaths. Like me. Hey, look at me, look at me." she looked at him trying to match his breathing to hers. "You're doing great cupcake." After a few minutes, Sky calmed down and closed her eyes, completely exhausted. "I'm sorry J. I feel so weak." "Hey, don't say that. You're the strongest girl I know."

He trapped her in a hug, whispering how much he loved her. "Sis?" she lifted her head. "Yeah ?" "Can I ask you some questions ?" he tried. "Go on."

"Are you relapsing?" "No, I'm trying. But I'm not feeling well J." she said. "It's okay, I got you." "I don't wanna see him." Him. She meant her dad. "He will never hurt you anymore. Never."

JJ sighed. He would have wanted to help his sister, if he could he would have taken all her bad thoughts and put them away with his own. He would have switched places with her.

Fortunately, they had managed to "save" Pope.

...

The next day they were taken to Peterkin's office. The sherrif spoke to them, but only JJ listened. Sky looked out the window, not paying attention to what she was saying. She left, slamming the door. "fun." said JJ.

The Maybanks were taken to the front desk, where their father was waiting. JJ took his sister's hand in his and squeezed it. Luke sighs.

"Are you their guardian?" the policeman asked him.

"Sorry to say, I'm their father."

"Well, hearing will be in two weeks. If you fail to show up, you will forfeit your bail. The restitution will be based on the average on three outside estimates of the cost of the damaged article." she said.

"Restitution?" repeated Luke.

"Pay for what they broke. It's part of the plea."

Luke gave them a look that made the two young teenagers shudder. Luke signed quickly. "Go. go now!"

They walked to his car. "I wonder what restitutition's gonna be on a 2019 malibu." "We'll pay it off, all of it. I swear, Dad." replied JJ. "Shit, 30k ? When you gonna clear that, when all you do is smoke weed and hang out on the south side, huh ?" snap Luke. "I'll get a job." said Sky. "Yeah, you'll do slut."

"Don't call her that!" protected JJ. "Get in the car."

Sky prepared to get into the car. As she was about to get into the front seat, she was stopped by JJ. "Get in the back, close your eyes." he ordered. He pushed her lightly and got into the front seat. "Dad, I swear..." He was interrupted by his father's fist making contact with his jaw. Blood stained the window. "Get away from him dad!" yelled Sky. She unbuckled her belt to stop him. Luke let go of his son to punch her in the throat. That was enough to make her sit up, her hands against her throat. Fortunately, Luke let go of his brother and began to drive.

JJ didn't dare look back at his sister. She didn't want her to see him like this and she didn't want to see the state of his face.

When they arrived home, Luke's two children rushed to their room. JJ hit everything he could find, turning his room upside down. Sky locked herself in her room, and crawled under her bed in case her father tried anything. She could hear JJ yelling at her father. Sky pressed her hands against her ears but still heard her father's rock music in every house. "I hate it, I hate it.