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❝ don't you dare leave me ❞
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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

We approach the beach where I see the Pogues are sat together and I smile when JJ's head pops up, noticing us.

"Sarah!" Kiara hollers happily and while Sarah smiles, she glances at me in confusion.

I merely shrug, knowing nothing about my best friend's sudden shunning and stop the boat as the Pogues reach us.

"You made it" Pope smiles as we climb out the boat.

"Still in one piece" I grin at the Heyward boy.

I'm abruptly swept off my feet and I laugh happily as JJ spins me around with a wide grin on his face.

"What happened?" John B asks "How'd it go?"

"You guys were right. It didn't work" Sarah sniffles sadly "Sorry"

"Welp, then that settles it, guys" JJ declares, placing me on my feet "Now, y'all need to load up in the paddy wagon and get the heck out of dodge right now"

"Right, you'll need supplies, and you'll have to split as soon as possible" Pope explains.

"Guys, I think it's too late" Kiara counters.

Sirens wail loudly and I look out at the water to see the police boats racing towards us. My eyes widen in disbelief and I grab JJ's arm anxiously.

"They followed you here?" John B asks Sarah and I but our expressions of disbelief prove us innocent of betrayal "Must've been your father"

"Fucking asshole" I breathe out.

"We have to find another way out" Pope states.

"Stay on the beach with your hands in the air!" An FBI agent yells into a speakerphone.

"Go! Now!" Pope orders.

"Sarah!" Kiara snaps, grabbing my sister and running.

"Go! Guys!" JJ hollers, pulling me along with him as we sprint away.

"Run! Come on! Come on!" Pope rushes us to run faster "Let's go!"

"Go!" Kiara yells as we reach the tree line.

"Go! Go! Go!" John B barks.

We race through the woods, dodging trees and low hanging branches in our way, being careful not to trip up on overgrown tree roots and stumps littering our path.

"You're okay. You're okay" The brunette assures a gasping Sarah who seems to be in agony as she limps along side him.

"Sarah, you good?" Kiara asks the girl.

"Yeah. You okay?" John B adds.

"Yeah" She gasps out.

"Go! Go! Go!" John B demands.

We reach the large river that we have to cross and Kiara jumps in first, JJ following. The blonde turns to me and wastes no time in grabbing my hips, lifting me up and lowering me into the water beside him.

"Guys, grab her hands" John B snaps at us, guiding Sarah towards us as Pope swims after Kiara.

JJ and I grab my sister, helping her down into the water and John B follows her. We all start swimming across the deep waters and my breathing quickens in anxiety as I hear the geared FBI agents gaining on us.

"Go!" Pope shouts.

"Come on! Let's go!" JJ adds.

"Freeze! Stop!" I hear authoritative voices order behind us as we reach the river bank and I freeze up in fear.

"Vie, move!" JJ warns me, ripping me out of the water and into his arms.

"Stay where you are!" The FBI counter.

We race up onto the muddy ground and John B pushes me towards Kiara and Sarah.

"Behind the tree!" He tells us.

I peek around the tree to see an army of FBI agents pointing assault rifles at us and my attention is grabbed from behind me when a load of police cars appear with sirens blaring.

"We're trapped. They've surrounded us" Pope states "What do we do?"

"Freeze!"

"No getting out of it. We gotta make a stand" JJ declares, trying to dry off his soaked gun with his wet bandana.

"No fucking way" I snap in disbelief, grabbing his wrist and he looks at me with fire in his eyes, prepared to die for his best friend.

"Don't move!"

"Don't you dare leave me, JJ" I warn the boy, my bottom lip trembling as tears pool in my eyes.

JJ turns to John B who slams him against the tree and the blonde tries to fight the brunette on the decision but John B takes the gun from him, shaking his head.

The Routledge boy drops the gun onto the ground and looks at his best friend with teary eyes.

"Get those hands up now!"

"It's gonna be all right" John B says calmly.

"You're not going anywhere!"

John B pats JJ's cheek and grabs my shoulder, squeezing it gently in reassurance.

"Here we go" He prepares us.

JJ kicks leaves and dirt over the gun on the ground defeatedly.

"Go around now! Nice and easy!"

"John B! Step out into the clearing!" Sheriff Shoupe barks and John B follows his orders "Get down. Do not move!"

"I'm surrendering!" John B announces.

"Don't move!" Deputy Plumb demands and we all put our hands up.

"Hands up, John B!" An officer by the name of Thomas yells.

"The rest of you stay where you are. Keep your hands where we can see them" Shoupe tells us.

"Hey, listen, Shoupe, I wanna testify" John B says to the man.

"It's about time. Get down. Do not move a muscle. Everybody else, don't move" Shoupe orders.

John B gets onto his knees and puts his hands behind his head as we all stand in the same spot with our hands in the air.

"Don't move. Keep your hands where I can see them" Plumb warns the brunette as Thomas roughly grabs him, yanking him to his feet.

"Are you serious? Come on!" JJ snaps in rage and the man slams our friend to the ground.

"Hey, no!" I scream in horror as the man begins kicking John B on the ground "Stop! You're hurting him! Stop it!"

"Hey, Thomas!" Shoupe says to the man.

"No!" Sarah gasps.

"Stop! Let him go!" Kiara cries out.

"Sheriff, what is that?! You're gonna let that happen?!" JJ shouts at Shoupe.

"Don't move!" Plumb retorts at the blonde.

"Stop!" Pope yells as the man pulls John B back up to his feet.

"He didn't do anything!" I sob hysterically as JJ holds me "Let him go!"

"Thomas, stand down!" Shoupe demands, grabbing the man's arm.

"Get off!" Thomas snarls, pushing Shoupe back and glaring at the brunette in his grasp "This is for Peterkin"

He punches John B in the face and we all scream loudly in disbelief.

"Stop!" I cry out.