𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑

JJ, Pope, Makoa, Kiara and I all stand in the pouring rain, Pope pointing an old camcorder at Ward Cameron's car.

"Nice camera. Where'd you dig up that relic?" JJ says sarcastically "Why don't you just use your phone?"

"Well, first of all, I like my antique electronics. Second of all, this is a telephoto. It allows me to get a close image from far away" Pope rants passionately about his camera.

"Lord of the dorks" Kiara comments.

"That's really cool, Pope" I speak up, smiling at him sweetly and he smiles back gratefully.

"Thank you, Allison" He chirps, looking back into his camera.

"Suck up" Makoa mutters behind me and I gently throw my head back, head butting his chest.

"For definitive proof of witness payoff, we're gonna need quality glass" Pope explains to us before perking up "There he is"

"Yo, get down" JJ demands, grabbing Makoa close to him as we all duck behind the fence.

"And there's Gavin" Pope adds "Where are you going, you son of a bitch? No, no, no, no. I'm losing him. Shit. Where's he going?"

"Hold on" JJ says before running off and I frown in confusion.

We all wait patiently until I hear the sound of JJ whistling and I head in the same direction with the others.

"Yo! Hey. I found something. Come here" He tells us as we approach him.

We head down the alleyway until we reach a set of ladders on the side of the building where JJ is stood and I gulp a little at how high it goes, immediately feeling a hand grabbing my own. I turn my head from the ladder to Kiara who is giving me a reassuring smile and I peck her cheek gratefully.

"Gotta go up top" JJ tells us.

"That'll work" Pope agrees.

JJ races up the ladder with Pope and Makoa behind him before I start scaling the metal frame with Kiara right behind me which makes me feel much safer.

"Hurry. Don't wanna miss anything" Makoa snaps as I climb up the ladder.

"Take your time, sunshine" Kiara assures me but the suggestive tone causes me to glance down at my girlfriend and I catch her staring directly up my skirt at my ass.

She notices she's been caught and instead of being embarrassed about it she winks at me with a smirk on her lips, causing my cheeks to heat up as I pull myself onto the roof.

Makoa waves me over to where he's crouched behind the short wall with Pope and JJ. Kiara and I join the boys and crouch down in my soaked school uniform, wishing i'd changed before this adventure.

"You rolling, Pope?" JJ asks.

"Are you getting it?" Kiara then asks.

"Yeah. Yeah, I see them" Pope answers.

"What's going on?" Makoa questions impatiently.

"Ward just handed Gavin something. I think it's a duffel bag" Pope explains.

"Guys, I think this is a payoff" JJ states.

"I do not like this situation one little bit" I mumble under my breath worriedly and Kiara threads her fingers through mine.

"Gavin doesn't look happy about something. It looks like he's yelling at Ward" Pope tells us.

"Why?" Kiara asks.

"I don't know, but he sure looks mad" Pope replies.

I peek up over the ledge and narrow my eyes in order to see a little better through the pouring rain into the darkness of the empty construction site. I can vaguely make out the shadows of the two men arguing before the man I've known since I was a baby lunges forward and tackles the other man.

"Shit" Pope curses when he notices what I do "Whoa, whoa, whoa"

"What's going on?" Kiara snaps.

"I dunno. They're fighting over something" Pope explains to the girl.

"They're really going at it" JJ adds.

"The old man kicking the living shit out of Gavin" Makoa declares with wide eyes of surprise.

"What are they fighting over?" JJ asks.

"I don't know. I'm trying to see" Pope responds.

"It's got to be the gun that Rafe used. That's why Ward is here" I insist and Kiara nods her head in agreement.

"Holy shit, Alli's right. Ward's got the gun" Makoa gasps in disbelief.

"I bet that's the murder weapon" Kiara states, squeezing my hand.

All of a sudden, two gunshots split through the sound of rain hitting the ground and my heart leaps from my chest as I'm pulled down to the ground by Kiara.

"Oh, my God" Pope pants.

"What the hell?" JJ breathes out.

"No, no, no, no. That did not just happen" Kiara struggles to breathe as she holds me down.

"We need to leave right now" I whimper out in horror.

"What is going on?" Kiara whines.

"Tell me you just got that" JJ pleads.

"Enough to put this asshole away for life" Pope says proudly.

Another gunshot goes off, causing us all to flinch as Kiara and I cling onto each other as if our lives depend on it.

"This is freaking crazy" Pope says and there is a short silence that feels so eerie that my stomach turns.

"I wanna go home" I breathe out as the boys peek over the ledge.

"Oh no. Get down. Get down" Pope orders and they all drop behind the wall next to us "Holy shit"

"I think we should go right now" JJ speaks up, glancing at me and I look at him gratefully "Pope, you have enough, right?"

"Yeah" Pope nods before pausing "Hold on. He's coming out. There he goes. I think he's looking for the gun"

"We should make a run for it while he's busy" I suggest.

"I like that idea. Let's get the hell out of here" Makoa agrees with me.

"I think the gun just went down the drain. He's looking for it" Pope tells us "Hey. He's looking for the gun"

"Hold this" Kiara says, passing something to Pope and peeling herself away from my side.

"What are you doing, Kie?" JJ asks in confusion.

"Kiara?" I stress when she doesn't answer.

"What is wrong with you? Murderer!" Kiara screams over the ledge and my eyes widen in shock.

I jump up immediately, covering her mouth with my hand and pulling her down with the rest of us.

"Stay down and be quiet" I plead with her desperately.

"Kiara, are you crazy?" Pope snaps.

"What do you think you're doing?" Makoa questions in disbelief.

"I don't care if he hears me. He's a murderer" Kiara spits in rage when I remove my hand from her mouth.

"Yeah, and he's gonna murder us, Kie" JJ retorts.

"Guys, he sees us" Pope declares and I freeze in fear, shivers running down my spine.

"Are you serious?" JJ asks in worry.

"Come on. We gotta go. He's coming" Pope rushes out.

"Hurry" I gasp as we run towards the ladders.

Pope heads down the ladders first and I follow him down, Makoa and JJ after me with Kiara right behind them.

"Come on. Go! Pope, hurry!" JJ rushes us.

"I'm going. I'm going!" Pope snaps.

"Ah! My hand!" JJ yelps and Makoa's foot abruptly kicks me in the chest.

I cry out in surprise, slipping from my spot on the ladder onto Pope and the both of us are sent tumbling to the ground.

We hit the concrete floor with a thud, a sharp pain blossoming in my arm and Makoa lands on top of us, making me choke on a sob.

"Sorry! So sorry" Kiara says as her and JJ reach the ground.

"Fuck! Are you okay, Alli?" Makoa scrambles off me and helps pull me into a sitting position helping me spot the glass that is lodged in my arm, my white shirt now turning red .

Pope scrambles towards his camera and tears burn my eyes as I shakily touch my arm, gasping for breath as Kiara drops to her knees beside me in worry.

"No, no, no, no, no" Pope mutters.

"You're kidding me. You fumbled it?" JJ scoffs.

"She pushed me off the ladder" Pope accuses, pointing at me.

"She only fell into you because he kicked me in the face!" Makoa retorts defensively, pointing at JJ.

"She stepped on my hand!" JJ snaps, pointing at Kiara.

"I was trying to hurry" Kiara argues "Let's go!"

"He's coming" Pope huffs, helping me off the ground.

"I'm sorry, Pope" I whimper in pain and he grimaces at my bloody arm.

"It's not your fault" The Heyward boy assures me.

We run to the nearest fence and JJ helps me over it as the others scale it with ease, racing towards the car. I sprint as fast as my body is capable of, my arm stinging and my heart slamming hard against my chest in fear of being caught by Ward.

I reach the car last, practically throwing myself inside after the others do the same and we all sit in silence for minute, the only sound being our panting as we try to catch our breath.

"Could someone fill me in on what the fuck just happened?!" JJ abruptly yells.

"We fucked it" Makoa breathes out in defeat.

Pope groans loudly in anger and I let my head drop in guilt, allowing Makoa to gently inspect the wound on my arm.

"Holy crap. I can't believe it. Wait, wait. What were they fighting over?" JJ asks.

"Uh...it was-it was a gun, the one Rafe used. He must have kept it" Pope answers.

"Of course! Of course! The murder weapon!" JJ shouts.

"Pick up. Pick up. Pick up" I hear Kiara chanting, worry clear in her voice.

"Who are you calling, Kie?" I croak, my voice raspy.

"Who do you think?" Kiara retorts.

"The cops?" Pope asks in disbelief.

"Who else am I supposed to call?!" Kiara shrieks and I feel nauseous, my stomach turning in worry.

"Why would you call the police?! That's Ward!" JJ argues and Makoa rubs my back, clearly noticing how I'm curled over worriedly.

"Sheriff's Office" A voice speaks on the phone.

"Shut up!" Kiara screams at JJ before holding the phone up to her mouth "Hello? Hi, somebody's been shot at the- at the Grand Street construction site. You guys need to hurry because he's dying. I don't know if he's already dead or not! You guys need to hurry! Please!"

"We gotta go. We're sitting ducks" JJ spits.

"We can't stay here" Pope agrees.

"What do you want me to do?!" Kiara snaps.

"Just drive, Kiara!" Makoa retorts.