ꨄ𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄
－𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦！✫⁂𖦹
𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁✲

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𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔．．．

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john b was stood ontop of the roof at one of the houes on Figure Eight, his arms out as his eyes focused on the leg he was balancing on. he had the perfect view of the sea infront of him.

"that's what, a three-story fall to the deck? i give you about a one-in-three chance of survival." pope looked up at the boy who stood on both feet again.

"hm." john b licked his finger and held it against the wind with the beer still in his hand. "should i do it?" he asked the other three.

"yeah, you should jump. i'll shoot you on the way down." pope held a drill up and closed one eye as if he was to aim.

"you'll shoot me? pow!" he used his fingers as a gun and fake-shot pope "julia, you think i should?" he asked again

"yeah, you should totally do it, although, im not gonna try catch you." julia looked up at her stupid brother.

"perfect." john b laughed in return.

kie came out of the building as she informed the group on the plans. "they're gonna have Japanses toilets with towel warmers."

"of course they are, why wouldn't they?" jj reminded her as he sat with his legs dangling.

"this used to be a turtle habitat, but who cares about the turtles, i guess?" kie looked disgusted as she walked over to stand near pope and julia.

"i care about the turtles." julia shrugged

"can you please not, kill yourself?" kie squinted up to john b.

"don't spill that beer. im not giving you another one." jj warned as he took another sip of his. just as he said that, john b pretended to fall and dropped the beer on the floor, mumbling a light "oh shit.."

"of course you did, just right as i said it." jj raised his hands in disbelief.

"smooth.." julia chuckled, shaking her head.

"hey!" a man yelled over to them.

"hey, uh, security's here." pope warned "lets wrap it up." he tapped on the banister

"boys are early today." julia complained as she took a last sip of her beer and setting it down.

"humpty dumpty, let's roll" jj exclaimed as he got up. he looked over to the security car. "gary? is that you?"

"come on, lets go." pope hurried jj

"its me. gary, good to see you, man!" the blonde climed down the ladders

"is it time?" john b asked as he jumped down off the platform to the floor

"its time." julia nodded

"jj! im gonna kick your ass" gary warned as he ran up the steps

the five teens ran through the house as they laughed and shouted excitedly. gary yelled for them to stop and jj ran right into him, quickly running the other way.

"get em! their coming your way!" gary yelled to the other security guard who shouted "hey, stop!"

one of the guards grabbed onto jj but he quickly got himself out and ran. julia hopped over the fence with john b and kie as they entered the twinky. john b beeped the horn as jj and pope ran.

"bus is leaving!" john b yelled as the two jumped in.

julia and kie laughed as they shut the door whilst pope grunted as he hit the floor. gary ran after them yelling "hey, hey! hey! hey!" the teens laughed as they watched through the back window. jj opened the door and grabbed a beer, telling john b to slow down.

"come on, gary, you can do this!" jj held the beer out

"jj, you're gonna give him a heart attack." julia chuckled as she hit the boys shoulder softly

"you're so close! you can do it. there you go." he threw the beer at gary, who caught it. "they dont pay you enough, bro"

"jj, stop. stop." kie told him as she pulled him into the twinky.

"oh, come on. that sort if initiative is just begging to be punished." jj smiled as he looked back at the poor security guard who had stopped running.

the car ride back to the cut was full of laughter and jokes.

——————

they were all sat on the boat. kie was on her phone, john b was fishing, julia was painting her toes, jj was smoking his weed pen and pope was reading. john b pulled the fishing next out the water and dropped all the fish onto the floor or the boat.

"nice haul, dude. look at that." jj praised.

"ugh, john b." kie gagged.

"do you mind?" julia gave him a dirty look.

"been all bait for, like, three weeks." the blonde recalled as john b through a fish at julia.

"im gonna kill you one of these days." she covered her mouth with the back of her hand.

"you love me really" he grinned brightly.

after collecting the fish, they all sailed across the waters back to john b's house. the night they had consisted of drinking and smoking.

"you know what, this might just be the best summer." the routledge girl smiled in which everyone agreed with her.

———————

the next morning, kie and julia were lying on the sofa bed when john b came in.

he gave them a wave "morning, kie. morning, julia."

"morning." julia smiled whilst kie put up the peace sign.

john b picked up a picture of his mom and dad, put it on his wall with all the other framed pictures. "uncle t!" he looked to the picture of his uncle and raised a beer bottle to it.

julia stood up and stretched, walking outside to see pope on the sofa that was placed on the porch.

"morning, pope.." she smiled softly.

"morning, where you going?" pope asked.

"just going to see sarah, i'll be back shortly, don't worry."

"okay, have fun." pope smiled back

julia walked over to john b who was lying down in the hammock. "can you drop le to sarah's?" she folded her arms.

"yeah, i have so go to this stupid meeting for DCS about dad." john b groaned before getting up and getting into the twinky. julia sat in the passenger seat beside him

"i dont know why you dont just let my mom be your legal guardian." she looked at her brother whilst he drove.

"because, julia cristina routledge, i do not want your mother to be responsible for my actions." he glanced at her then back to the road.

"you know, she doesnt mind, right?" julia raised her eyebrows

"i know.." john b nodded.

——————

julia and sarah were lounging in sarah's bedroom, sprawled out on the plush rug near the window. the late afternoon sun cast a warm golden glow over the room, making everything feel lazy and peaceful.

sarah was propped up on a stack of throw pillows, mindlessly scrolling through her phone while julia lay on her back, her hair splayed out on the rug beneath her. they had been best friends since childhood, and moments like these, simply existing in each other's company, were some of their favorite.

"hey," the dirty blonde spoke up suddenly, breaking the silence. "can I ask you a silly question?"

julia rolled over onto her stomach, resting her chin on her hands. "obviously.."

sarah put her phone down, turning to look at julia. "well, it's kind of a weird question, but... do you believe in fate?"

julia tilted her head to one side, considering. "fate as in destiny, like everything's prepared already?"

sarah shook her head. "no, not like that. more like... do you believe that certain people are just meant to cross your path? that their presence in your life is not a coincidence, but somehow written in the stars?"

julia was silent for a moment, her mind whirling with thoughts. "i guess i've never really thought about it that way," she admitted. "but I suppose, in some cases, it does feel like the universe is conspiring to bring certain people into our lives. what about you? do you believe in fate?"

sarah nodded slowly, her eyes fixed on the ceiling now. "yeah, i think i do. i mean, i know it's kind of cliché, but some people just feel like they were always supposed to be a part of your story, you know? like they're etched into your soul in a way that can never be erased."

julia smiled, knowing exactly what sarah meant. "yeah, i know what you mean. sometimes i'll meet someone and instantly feel a connection, like we've known each other forever, even if we've only just met. it's hard to explain, but it's like our souls recognize each other."

"exactly," sarah agreed, her voice growing quieter. "and sometimes i'll think about the random paths that led me to certain people, and i can't help but feel like there's some sort of cosmic design at play. like the universe is constantly weaving a web of connections that we can't even begin to understand."

"but then again," sarah went on, the familiar smirk creeping back onto her face. "maybe i've just been reading too many romance novels."

julia laughed softly at her best friend's confession. "true that.."

after a few more hours of endless conversation about the randomised things, julia saw herself out. as she walked down the stairs she saw rafe walk past.

"oh, julie, be careful. hurricanes coming in.." rafe stopped in his tracks

"julia, but i will.." she mumbled

"you know i love calling you julie. let me walk you home." he opened the door and tilted his head, signaling for to keep walking.

"you don't have to.." julia walked out the door

"but i want to." rafe closed the door behind him and started to walk the routledge girl home.

there was a comfortable silence as the two walked side by side. there was a foot difference between them and everytime julia glanced at him, she'd have to tilt her head.

eventually they arrived to their destination and rafe walked her up to the door. "say hi to your mom for me, stay safe and stay indoors."

"yes, yes. i will." julia smiled before stepping into her house.

once she was inside, rafe walked back to his own house. meanwhile, julia went upstairs and jumped into her warm bed, reading 'The Love Hypothesis'.

——————

the next morning, julia woke up bright and early. she had a warm long shower before putting on her bikini with some shorts and a crop top to cover it. she waited at the dock until she saw jj and john b pull the boat up, allowing her to get on.

"morning, princess." jj smirked as he helped her on.

"ew, jj, do not call my sister that." john b mimicked a disgusted face to which julia jist laughed as she sat down.

"morning to you both, how bad did the hurricane hit?" she asked

"quite bad." her brother shook his head disappointedly.

the three drove the boat over to heyward's to collect pope as they passed others on the island they sent cheerful 'hello's', 'how you doing's?' and asked how the hurricane was.

as they reached amy, john b asked "hi, miss amy! you guys get through it?"

"still here" she smiled as she picked up trash off the floor

"she totally looked at me." jj told them

"i saw it." john b confirmed

julia just rolled her eyes and shook her head, letting out a soft chuckle. the hurricane had made a total mess of the island.

"agatha, what did you do?" jj whistled

"she's a crazy lady." julia shrugged

"we're gonna be cleaning this all summer." jj complained

"that is my nightmare." john b also complained. "well, look who we have here."

jj whoops as the boat pulled up to the dock outside heyward's.

"we have a safety meeting. attendance mandatory." john b place his hands around the side of his mouth, making his voice louder.

"i cant. my pop's got me on lockdown." pope informs them.

"come on, man." jj mimics a static "you're dad's a pussy. over."

"oh, i heard that, you little bastard." heyward stood on the end of the dock

"hi, heyward." julia smiled brightly at the boy's father who she adored deeply.

"hi, julia. atleast you have some respect." he waved slightly.

"we need your son." john b nodded

"yeah, and island rules. day after hurricane's a free day." jj agreed and he held his arms out to the side of him.

"who the hell made that up?" heyward questioned, not believing a word he said.

"uh... pentagon, i think. we have security clearance. i have a card." jj went into his pocket, pretending to reach for his so called 'card'.

"think im stupid?" heyward asked again

"i'll do it tomorrow. i promise. tomorrow." pope pleaded

"you think— no, no. hell no. you doin' it right now." heyward argued with his son as john b and jj whispered for him to get in the boat and make a run for it. pope listened and jumped into the boat, his father still arguing with him.

"love you, pops." john b smiled

"bye, heyward!" julia waved

——————

the boat arrived and kie's dock and she walked down saying a little "hello, boys and julia." as she got into the boat. everyone said morning to her as they noticed the cooler in her hand.

"whatcha got?" pope asked "you got some juice boxes?"

she walked down the steps as she spoke "you know, just some yogurts and carrot sticks."

"how about my kind of juice boxes?" jj asked as he took her hand, helping her step into the boat.

"yeah." she confirmed as she took his hand. once she sat down she took a beer and handed jj one.

john b drove the boat into the marsh, letting the boat move itself as he handed himself a beer. the teens laughed and joked as jj moved to the edge of the boat "hey, pope. can you go a little faster?"

"here we go. im movin'" john b warned as he stood behind pope.

"doesn't work." pope said as he made the boat go faster "we've tried this like 6,000 times."

"i got this. it's gonna work!" he aired the beer as he stood with one foot on the edge of the boat.

"you're getting beer in my hair!" kie bent to the side to avoid it

"jj, stop, you're gonna hurt yourself, yet again." julia chuckled as she wiped some of the beer off her face.

all of a sudden the motor rattled and the boat came to a stop. jj went flying forwards, off the boat. julia laughed, knowing she was right whilst the others screamed.

jj groans as he comes back up to the surface of the water.

"you okay, jj?" john b asked him.

"i think my heels touched the back of my head." he laid there, floating on the water with his eyes closed.

"kie, julia, you okay?" he asked the two girls

"im alright." kie sat up

"perfectly fine." julia was still laughing.

"stop laughing at me. it isnt funny." jj groaned again

"it is quite funny. i told you that you were gonna get hurt." julia continued laughing

jj rolled his eyes "pope, what did you do?"

"sandbar. the channel changed." pope admitted

"no shit." jj said as he swam back to the boat.

"ugh, this is probably gonna mess this whole place up." pope stood on the edge of the boat, looking into the water.

"hey, i saved the beer, though." the blonde haired boy held the beer up in the air

"congrats, jj." john b said sarcastically.

"guys... i think there's a boat down there." pope told them but nobody believed him. "no, no, guys. im serious here. there's a boat down there." he pointed and everyone went towards him, looking into the water.

they all got undressed and jumped into the water. they swam under to get a closer look of the boat before coming back up.

"you guys saw that, rigth?" jj asked, gasping for air. in return, he got a bunch of 'yeah's'.

the boys started laughing and jj told them it was a Grady-White. "a new one of those is like 500 g's, easy."

the five swam back onto the boat as jj kept talking "that's a primo rig."

"yeah. that's the boat i saw when i surfed the surge." john b admitted "maybe it hut the jetty or something."

"you surfed the surge?" julia look straight at him

"yeah.." john b laughed

"thats my boy, pogue style." jj dabbed him up

"what the heck?" kie added

pope stood up. "wait, wait. do we know whose boat that is?"

"no, but we're about to find out." the routledge boy began searching in the boat's compartment.

"dude, its too deep." the blonde told him

"oh, for the weak and feeble, jj." he pulled out the anchor

"well, im not resuscitating you im just making that clear up front." the maybank held his hands up in defence.

"john b." kie looked at him seriously

he chuckled "what?" but she didnt say anything.

"diver down, fool." pope saluted

john b laughed before also saluting "diver down."

"yeah he is." jj pushed john b into the water before laughing a little.

julia sighed and sat down, not wanting to watch john b come up. she felt her stomach flip and turn, she could've swarn she was about to throw up. the poor girl chewed on her finger nails waiting in anticipation.

all of a sudden, she heard water splash and coughing. julia looked over quickly to see her younger brother in the water, she let out a breath she didnt even know she was holding.

"i found this motel key." he spoke from in the water, holding up the key.

"a key." pope sounded disappointed.

"yes, a key, pope." he swam back onto the boat

"great! we salvaged a motel key." jj shook his head

"guys, we should report the wreck to the coast guard." kie suggested

"true, maybe we'll get a finder's fee." julia added

"yeah, not work all summer." jj nodded his head, sounding sarcastic. "thanks, agatha, ya batch."

———————

jj, pope, kie, john b and julia all walked down the dock to the coast guard. the place was full of people and a man and woman were talking about a diabetic dog???

"excuse me. hey, man, we— we found a boat." jj tried to interrupt the conversation as he leaned against the desk with his finger raised like he was in school.

the man didnt listen and kept talking about the diabetic dog.

"you're gonna wanna here this." john b raised his voice slightly.

"hey! calm down." the guard raised his hand at him and continued the other conversation

the two boys and julia walked out to see pope and kie waiting outside.

"so, whats the plan?" pope asked, putting his hands in his pocket.

"i know how we're gonna find the guy who owns that boat." john b held up the key

"we don't know whose room that is. it could he anyone." pope objected

"im in." jj chucked the key to kie (lol key to kie)

"come on. i'll be lookout" kie smiled before walking

"come on, pope. it will all be okay." julia tapped his shoulder reassuringly

"come on, bubba." john b smiled as they all walked back to the boat.

——————

jj whistled "i thought the château looked bad."

"this place is a shitshow." john b added as he looked around

"motel or meth lab?" kie questioned

"impossible addition" julia laughed

"you be the judge" pope sassed back

they all stared at the motel, not taking their eyes off it for one second as they came close to the land.

"doesn't look like a place somebody with a grady-white stays." john b raised his eyebrows.

"no. looks like a place someone with a grady-white would get killed." pope shook his head.

"alright, here we go." julia said as the boat came to a stop.

"this is your captain speaking. HMS pogue comin' in for landing. jj mimicked a captain of a ship ad he jumped off the boat and tied off.

"we good?" john b asked, joining him as he nodded. "all right. here goes nothin'."

julia pope and kie told the to boy to stay safe and keep out of trouble as they stayed on watch.

———————

the three were in deep conversation about anything and everything. as they sat with their legs crossed as they asked each other questions.

"biggest pet peeve?" kie asked

"yeah." pope nodded

"easy. giving one percent to the environment." she confessed

"what's wrong with that?" the boy asked

"we only have one earth, pope."

"atleast some people give one percent" julia shrugged.

"but we should be giving it 100 percent, bare minimum." she argued.

"right. that's not fiscally sound. julia, what's your biggest pet peeve?"

"um.. probably loud chewing.." she shrugged again " what about you?"

but before pope could answer, he saw cops. "call them."

"towers are down. i have an idea.." julia got out the boat and threw a rock up to the window. she hit it and saw the faces off the two boys.

the two girls and pope started to mouth 'cops' once the dissappeared, they went back onto the boat and acted normal.

"should be leave?" kie asked with a look of worry on her face

"maybe." pope nodded

the two boys climbed out the window and were stood on the roof, either side of the window. julia put her face in her hands as she let out a small sigh. john b peeped through the window. when he looked at jj, it looked like they were talking until something dropped out the blondes pocket.

a gun.

the gun clatters loudly on the floor whilst the two boys hid right against the wall. shoupe lifted up the blinds and looked out the window carefully, the three on the boat acted like they were talking normally. after about a minute or so, he walked away from the window and left the motel.

——————

the teens were in the boat again and were on their way back

"well that was fun." jj chuckled "could have warned us sooner."

"we would have, but we didnt see them in time, plus julia hit the window on first hit." kie pointed to her

"great throw, jule." jj praised in which she smiled back

"the cops took everything like it was a crime scene. did you guys find anything?" pope asked

jj sat up and asked himself "did we find anything?" he pulled out a gun and a bunch of money "no, i dont think so. oh, yeah, we did."

"what the hell?" pope stood up

"dude, what?" the blonde stood up aswell "dude, chill. come on."

"why would take that from a crime scene?"

"its jj, what else did you expect, pope?" julia stepped in "no offence, j."

"none taken. but its better then the cops having it." he replied back to both the teens

"you serious?" kie asked

"im gonna lose my merit scholarship." pope panicked

"hey, hey, hey. sh, sh, sh. sh, sh." jj placed the gun on popes lips before removing it, his eyes never leaving them for a second. "at least you have us, right?" his eyes looked up to popes.

"im living a nightmare." he sat back down, disbelief on his face.

——————

john b, and julia sat on a surface next to a girl, pope leaning against it on the other side of her as kie sat on a plastic box and jj stoof on one, his hand holding onto the wooden plank just below the roof of the dock covering.

the paramedics dragged a body out of the waters and put the man on a stretcher. a woman ran up to him and touched his face. julia couldnt help but gag at the sight.

who wouldn't? why would you put your hands on a dead man who has been in the waters for god knows how long?

"who's that?" john b asked the blonde girl who was on her phone.

"it's scooter grubbs. he was out during the storm. check out this pic i got." she showed them all the phone.

julia looked at the picture before she swiftly looked away.

"what kinda of boat did he have?" jj asked curiously

"somehow, that dirtbag copped a brand-new grady white. everyone's out looking for it." she answered and everyone looked at each other.

the ride back to the house was fairly quiet and even when they all sat on the porch, nobody spoke a word until pope came back.

"okay. so, um... we didnt see anything." he ran into the porch panting "we dont know anything." he sat down on the sofa "we need to have a total and complete amnesia."

"actually, pope's right for once." jj stood up and pointed to pope "see, i agree with you sometimes. deny, deny, deny." he walked around the porch as he made his point

"guys, we can't keep that money." kie added on

"we kinda have to, kie..." julia shrugged

"okay. see, julias right. not all of us can afford unlimited data plans, kiara."

"we have to pass that off to lana grubbs. otherwise, bad karma." she held her hands uo in defence

"bad karma to be implicated in a felony, too. we gotta go dark." pope sassed back

"if that means we get to keep the money, then i agree." the messy haired boy looked out the porch

"i dont agree." john b walked to the opposite side he was originally on

"what? why?" jj asked

"just think about it. this is scooter grubbs we're talking about. same dude that's buying individual cigarettes at the porthole. shit, one time i saw this dude beginning for change in the save-a-lot parking lot because he needed gas. we're talking about a dirtbag marina rat who's never had more than 40 bucks in his pocket, and all of a sudden, he's got a grady white?" john b paused for a minute "just sayin."

——————

they were at the dock while pope and jj started fishing as they all tried to come to a decision on what to do with the money.

"all right, so think about it, pope. how does a marina rat get a grady white?" john b asked

he inhaled sharply "prostitution."

"square groupers, bro. okay, flying under the radar, no aerial surveillance." he counted on his fingers "they don't do that stuff during a hurricane. what does that mean? jj?" he pointed towards the other boy

"they were straight smugglin." jj shrugged and kie looked back at him

"smugglin. and i guarantee there's a serious amount of contraband in that wreck." john b now pointed at the two girls

"hell yeah." jj spoke as he caught something in the water.

they all moved the discussion into john b's bedroom.

pope snatcged the money from jj "for the record, if that is a smuggling ship with illegal contraband on the inside of it..."

"mhm?" julia mumbled

"...it probably belongs to someone else." pope carried on

"minor details." kie also mumbled

"they could come looking for it. taking it would be catastrophically stupid." he waved the money around

"right. well, stupid things have good outcomes all the time." jj took the money back and spread it out "all we need to do is figure out a way to get into the cargo hold of that wreck. until then, we just lay low. just act normal." he sighs softly

"right. and how exactly do we do that?" pope asked

"kegger?" julia shrugged.

———————

the five pogues set up the kegger and people started arrive: fellow pogues, kooks and tourist who are completely clueless and here for a week with their family.

julia was sat with a red plastic cup of beer in her hand as she socialised with one of her friends. "it's really odd because why do people just shit on others, you know?"

"yeah, i totally get it but, like, that's just humanity at its finest." her friend shrugged.

julia looked over her shoulder to see sarah climbing on the red structure on the beach as topper tried to force her down. she couldn't help but laugh at the sight and shake her head softly.

the rest of the night was full of everyone getting wasted and having a great time.

"john b." jj called out as he walked towards him

"what're you doing?" he smiles "yo, what's up?"

"i got this for you. share with julia, like good little siblings. you want it?" jj asks them both

"yeah, i'll take a sip." he shrugs whereas julia shakes her head "no thank you, j."

"oh, wait. hey, hey, hey, sarah! sarah, can i interest you in a tasty milwaukee beverage?" jj held the red plastic cup up to sarah to take it

"no, thanks." she shakes her head

"is it not fancy enough for you?" he asks to which in return he got a laugh from julia, its safe to say she found it hilarious. the girl opposite her, olivia, cracked a small smile, at the joke or at the fact the wasted brunette was practically pissing herself.

"no. we were just leaving." sarah moved her her out her face.

"hey, you know what? i'll take it." topped extended his arm to grab the drink. "i'll— thank you, man. i appreciate it."

"that's nice, but i didn't ask you. if you said pretty please, maybe, but you didn't." the blonde was so pretty drunk and clearly wanted to take the piss out of the kook.

"oh, pretty please. pretty please?" topper smiled like this whole thing was a joke.

"yeah. sarah." jj tried to give the blonde the cup again "you can have it."

just as he finished speaking, topper threw the drink out of jj's hand and goes all over olivia and jj, both of their reactions change swiftly. suddenly, julia gasps before she bursts out laughing again.

jj shoves topper and grabs his shirt, john b quickly pushes him back, trying to calm him down. "no, no, no, no."

"you're so funny, man." jj almost laughs

"dirtyy pogues!" topper yells and john b runs at him, they both grunt as they start to fight.

julia continued to piss herself as she fell on the floor and lay against the sand, her hands resting on her hurting stomach from all the laughter.

as topper throws a punch right across john b's face, julia threw up right beside her brother as he landed on the floor. pope gets the poor girl up and helps her stand, moving her hair out of her face. he saw sick particles in the ends of her hair and he pulls a disgusted face.

topper kicks the pogue who was on the sandy floor. "hey, john b, dont make me drown you like your old man, all right?" he kicks him again as the crowd chanted the word "fight" over and over again.

the kook was celebrating his 'victory' when john b got up and ran at topper, wrapping his arms around mid stomach and tackling him to the ground.

the fight continues as everyone chooses their side.

"fight that hoe!!!" julia slurred as she cheered when her brother punched topper.

punches kept being thrown until john b was now in the water again. topper started to drown the routeledge boy, who started to gasp. julia immediately stopped laughing as she saw the life being drained out of his eyes. all she could was watch. her body became paralysed. her brain stopped working.

the next thing julia noticed was jj holding the gun from earlier against toppers head. she felt a sense of relief, yet, a sense of panic erupt inside of her. her ears tuned out for the rest of the event.

the routeledge girl was once again aware of herself as she heard the gun in the air. she jumped slightly and ran towards john b immediately.

"hey are you okay?" she asked, her hands still shaking.

john b coughed and nodded, trying to reassure his older sister who was full of worry.

julia didn't believe a word of what her little brother said but she tried not to panic and go over the top. her heart raced and she quickly tucked her hair behind her ear as she analysed his face carefully.

until john b routeledge passed out. julia slapped his cheeks gently, trying to wake him up. she held her ear to his mouth, checking if the boy was breathing.

the pogues all took john b home and everyone retreated back to their own places, calling it a night.

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the next morning, julia woke up with the craziness headache and felt sick in her hair as she brushed it from her face. she felt gross and didn't remember what had happened the night before, all she could remember was water and a gun. water and a gun...

she got herself ready for the day, having a nice long shower and washing her hair thoroughly. after showering, she placed on some denim shorts and a pink t-shirt matching it with some pink converse.

by the time she was ready, she went onto the porch where she saw kie playing some drums, pope reading, jj throwing rocks and john b throwing a stick.

"you know what i should've done? just let topper drown your ass." jj laughed

"because topper was gonna drown me?"

"sure looked like it." the blonde stood up of the table and walked towards the brunette boy "have you looked in the mirror recently?"

"come on, tell me some more. come on." john b influenced

"they always win, don't they, man? kooks vs pogues. they always, always win! goddamn!" he hit the balloon that hung from the ceiling of the porch.

"hey, can you guys chill? i've got a crazy headache." julia butted in as she saw jj get pissed off.

she knew that the maybank boy was easily annoyed, especially when it came to the health and wellbeing of him and his friends. he cared for them like family. they were family.

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the two routeledge siblings were in the boat on the way to the cameron's house to get the gas tanks as john b was going to explore the sea for the ship.

john b tied off the boat and went into the cameron's larger boat to gather the supplies. julia was bored and snook off to see if rafe was around.

to her surprise, she found him at the table on the other end of the dock. rafe saw the girl and nodded his head, she smiled as she approached him.

rafe looked down at the short girl "what brings you here?"

"just walking about.. was on the way to my moms house.." julia lied as she looked up at him

"little secret.." rafe brought himself to her ear "..you may want to get growth surgery.." he chuckled before standing up right

"oh shut up, i am average height for a woman, you're the one who needs growth surgery, to shrink two inches." julia rolled her eyes

"whatever you say, julie."

"do you have to call me that?" she folded her arms

"i do, you know you love it." rafe smirked

"maybe just a little.." she smiled.

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riri's thoughts:

so, lets just say julia was w her man for the rest of the 15 minutes i had to write. this shit id at almost 6000 words js for all of that. you giys better appreciate me for puttinf a lot of effort in to this😡😡😡