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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"Oh shit! They found the truck" Kiara curses as the Twinkie nears the scene of the accident we left behind, now crawling with cops.

"Chill, chill, chill, chill" Pope warns us.

"Of course" JJ scoffs.

"All right, just relax. Just relax" John B chants.

"Well, lookee here" Sheriff Shoupe declares, the van pulling up next to him

"Good evening, Officer" John B greets the man.

"Sheriff" Shoupe corrects.

"Sheriff. Yeah, that's right" John B nods "Speed kills, huh?"

"I pulled the tags, and I know whose truck that is" Shoupe says matter of factly before shining his torch right in Kiara and I's face from where we're sat on the floor "Hey! Kie, you drop your weed pen back there?"

"Found it" Kiara smiles awkwardly, sitting up straight.

"Sheriff, I just wanna say that this is all my fault. She had nothing to do with this. I take 100% responsibility" Pope speaks up, taking the wrap for the crash.

"Nothing to do with it? Uh-huh. You wanna try that again?" Shoupe questions rhetorically before looking at Kiara "Your parents reported the truck missing four hours ago, and the keys were missing from the house. I'm taking you home. Or I can pull you all in for leaving the scene of an accident"

"Okay" Kiara agrees to go.

"Good. Plumb" Shoupe orders the officer who opens the van door.

"Yeah. I gotta deal" Kiara sighs softly, getting out the vehicle "Hit me up later and make sure I'm still alive"

I pull myself to my feet, grabbing my jacket and getting out the van to stand with Kiara who looks at me funny.

"What are you doing?" She questions me.

"Saving your ass" I wink at her, turning back to the others "I'll text you guys"

The Pogues all nod at us and JJ leans out the passenger seat window, grabbing a hold of my shoulder to pull me back. I turn my head to face him and he presses a kiss to my lips, smiling at me softly.

"Be careful" I warn him.

"Yes, ma'am" He grins.

I leave his side and jog over to where Shoupe is ushering Kiara into the back of his car.

"Go back to your friends, Sylvie" The Sheriff warns me.

"I'm spending the night at Kiara's, so I need to go with her" I argue with him.

"I'm sure she won't be allowed to have anyone staying after this" Shoupe counters but I dont give up.

"Mr and Mrs Carrera assured me I could stay whenever I need to get out of my house" I state truthfully before going further "And as you know my dad just killed himself there so home isn't really home right now"

Shoupe purses his lips and huffs in irritation, knowing that he can't argue with me any further without causing a scene so he opens the car door.

"Get in" He tells me.

"Thank you, Sheriff" I smile sweetly before slipping into the cop car beside Kiara.

The Carrera girl looks at me with an impressed nod and I jokingly bow, making her snort in amusement.

Sheriff Shoupe drives us all the way to the Carrera household in figure eight and gets out the car, opening the door for us. Kiara and I climb out of the vehicle to see Anna and Mike waiting on the steps with worried expressions, causing Kiara to pause next to me. I gently take a hold of her hand and she looks at me so I give her a reassuring smile.

"Everything is going to be okay, Kie" I assure her.

"Thank you" She mumbles and I nod in response, squeezing her hand.

Mike spots us first as we enter the gate and the couple rush towards us, immediately fussing over Kiara so I step back beside Shoupe. I ignore the insatiably jealous monster inside me that tries to claw its way out as I watch the Carrera couple openly show their love and worry for their daughter, deciding to glance at the older man next to me inside.

I think Shoupe knows exactly how I'm feeling because he gives me the closest thing I've ever seen to him smiling and my lips tilt upwards in a small appreciative smile in return.

"I believe this one is yours for tonight" Shoupe coughs, gaining the couple's attention and they look at me in confusion.

"Are you okay, honey?" Anna asks me in concern as Shoupe walks back to his car.

"She doesn't want to be home alone" Kiara answers for me.

"Oh God, of course not. Come on inside, you two" Anna wraps her arm around me, ushering us inside.

"Thank you for letting me stay" I smile at the couple.

"We've told you already, kiddo, you're always welcome here" Mike assures me with a warm smile "You're the only good influence Kiara has"

"Dad!" Kiara whines but I grin happily at the compliment.

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After being sent upstairs by Anna I change into a more comfortable and clean set of clothes in the shape of grey sweatpants and a red tank top and chill out in Kiara's room while she talks to her parents.

They talk for what feels like an hour before she joins me in the room and gives me a play by play of the conversation, looking pretty pissed off.

"So they really didn't buy that it was me who took the truck?" I ask in surprise.

"No, they didn't. They told me to stop making you lie for me" She huffs out in irritation "Apparently my infatuation with the Pogues is a bad influence on you"

"Well, I don't think that's exactly the case" I snort, turning to look from the ceiling to the girl laying next to me "Although I do enjoy your parents thinking that I'm a good influence"

"I bet you do" Kiara scoffs, grabbing a decorative pillow and hitting me with it, making us both laugh.

"Sylvie, get your fucking ass down here right now!" The sound of my brother's rage filled roar sends chills down my spine and I jolt up in fright.

"What is he doing here?" Kiara asks me with a frightened expression on her face.

"I have no idea" I answer truthfully.

"Sylvie!" Rafe screams.

I immediately jump to my feet and race down the stairs of the Carrera house with Kiara on my tail, entering the foyer to see my brother being held at the door by an angry Mike and a panicked Anna.

"There you are" Rafe snaps when he spots me with Kiara "Get your shoes on. We're leaving"

"She's not going anywhere with you!" Kiara protests, grabbing my arm.

"Kiara, she has to go with her brother. There's nothing we can do" Mike tells his daughter before looking at me "I'm sorry"

I nod, assuring the man that it's okay and grab my converse, slipping them onto my feet.

"No, Dad. She can't go!" Kiara objects, but I turn to my best friend and grab her arm to stop her from arguing with her parents.

"I love you, Kie" I sigh, giving her a quick hug and whispering in her ear "I have my phone and I've sent you my live location"

I pull away from the dark haired girl who frowns at me in worry and cautiously pass her parents who I smile at gratefully.

"Always so fucking difficult, runt" Rafe huffs out in annoyance, grabbing my arm roughly and dragging me away from the Carrera house.

The family don't close their door, watching me carefully and worriedly as my brother shoves me into the large truck I seen him in earlier and rounds it to get into the driver side. I wave at them and they all wave back, Mike deciding to take his wife and daughter back inside after being me buckle myself in.

"I don't know why you can't just fucking listen to me" Rafe complains as I watch the door close and my brother starts up the engine.

"Where are we going?" I demand, turning to him before he can even start driving "Why did you come to get me?"

"We're going away" He answers vaguely, starting to move the car down the street.

"Who is we? Where are we going, Rafe?" I question him in confusion.

"We as in the whole family. Me, Rose, Wheezie, Sarah and you, Sylvie" Rafe explains to me as if I'm stupid and I frown.

"Sarah's with Rose and Wheezie?" I ask him in surprise.

"Yes, runt. Like I said, we're going away" He states.

"How long for?" I counter, knowing he's not gonna tell me where.

"For good" He declares firmly and my heart drops.

"I'm not leaving this island. My friends are here, my boyfriend is here, my whole life is here!" I argue with my brother.

"You'll go where I say you go" Rafe retorts.

"No! Take me back to Kiara's, Rafe" I order in anger.

"You're not going back" He tells me.

"I'm not going away with you!" I scream, impulsively reaching out and grabbing the steering wheel.

"Let go, Sylvie!" He yells in my face, grabbing my wrist with a bruising grip and wrenching it off the wheel but my other still yanks at it "Fucking stop it!"

"Stop the truck!" I shout at him.

Rafe abruptly slams his foot on the breaks and I jerk forward but I'm slammed back into my seat by my seatbelt. I quickly unbuckle myself and I turn to open the car door to escape when Rafe rips me backwards by my hair, causing me to scream in pain. I'm spun around to face my brother who is scowling at me in pure furious rage and fear shoots through my whole body as I squirm in his hold.

"Please, let me go" I beg.

"We're going away" He repeats himself sternly.

Before I can even open my mouth to argue with the angry boy, he sends me flying forward and smashes my forehead against the dashboard with a powerful amount of strength. Pain bursts in my head and black dots cloud my vision as I slump back in my seat.

I whimper in agony and the last thing I see is Rafe buckling my seatbelt up before I slip into the darkness.