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fifteen: loyalty

edited april 2025

"Please I've been on my knees
Change the prophecy
Don't want money
Just someone who wants my company"

chapter fifteen: loyalty

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HEYWARD WAS A LEGENDARY CHARACTER IN KILDARE, Blake loved him and her parents always made the effort to shop there as much as they could to help them.

"Morning" she said entering the shop

Blake looked like shit, she hadn't slept that night just thinking about what her mom had told her, she knew they were looking for the gold, Blake needed to know how, when and where she found out.

What she didn't expect was Pope and Kie also looking as bad as her with tired eyes and long faces.

"Where's JJ and John B?" she asked confused as why the other two weren't there

"Arrested" Pope replied

"And John B still MIA" Kie added

"Arrested? I told him a million times to stop with the graffiti" Blake complained

"No, Shoupe found out Pope sank Topper's boat and came to arrest him. JJ took the blame" Kie explained

Blake admired how loyal JJ was, probably his best quality, he was the best friend anyone could imagine, even taking the blame for something his friend did.

She understood now Pope's face, he felt guilty of what his friend could be going through for him.

"You know how much is his bail?" Blake asked them

"No Blake, don't" Kie told her knowing exaclty what she was about to do

"We'll find another way" Pope called out after her as she was now running out the door.

She was just as loyal as JJ.

The Sheriff's station was silent with just the faint noise of the fan hanging from the ceiling filling the silence of that place. Sheriff Peterkin sat down behind her desk, Blake was really glad about that, she preferred her a thousand times better than Shoupe.

"I don't think I need to ask what you're doing here" Peterkin stood up when she recognised Blake

"Just take it" She gave her a black credit card

Sheriff Peterkin went to the back for a few minutes and came back to hand Blake her credit card, a vibration in her phone meant a notification from her bank confirming the transaction.

"Heard your father is also out?" The Sheriff asked her

"Yeah" Blake nodded

Sheriff Peterkin observed her. She knew Blake since she was a small kid and her mother since even before that. Peterkin knew who deserved to be protected in that island and Blake was one of them.

"Stay out of trouble, Blake" she finally said

"Yeah, I will" Blake smiled at her

"I mean it" Peterkin grabbed her arm and looked straight into her eyes, she wanted her to take her seriously

Blake nodded slowly and waited until Peterkin let JJ out of his cell. He was surprised to see her and his first reaction was to smile wide making her mimic his face with the brightest of smiles too.