Birdy || Outerbanks || JJ Maybank & Rafe Cameron

12. betrayal

"Rafe!? As in my brother, Rafe!?" Sarah exclaimed, turning around in her seat to look at Wynonna with wide eyes.

"Like I said, I've been making bad decisions, " Wynonna replied, frowning, looking down at the time capsule in her hand.

"My mom was alive for another hour. She was transferred to the hospital where she died, and apparently my aunt knew, and she's scheming something with ward fucking cameron, " Wynonna looked at Sarah,

"You're..not gonna like turn out to be a weasel like your brother and father, right?" She questioned, and Sarah glanced at John B who shrugged,

"No."

Wynonna nodded her head, "Good, oh, you boys remember the time capsule?" She held it up with a grin.

"You unbuired it?!" Pope questioned in disbelief, and Wynonna nodded

"Hence, why I almost drowned," she opened the time capsule and looked inside,

"Oh fuck, it's not in here." She said, and JJ moved to sit beside her, grabbing the time capsule, and turning it upside, all the stuff falling into the van floor.

"What were you looking for? Is this..seaweed?" Kiara questioned, a look of digust in her face.

"Don't ask." John B, Pope, JJ, and Wynonna told her, and Kiara shared a look with Sarah.

"The letter. The letter my mom gave me that day. Sarah, you told your dad about that letter, and now he's after me, along with your freaking weasel of a brother for that letter, God, can't believe I trusted that jerk." Wynonna crossed her arms over her chest.

"Okay, can we talk about how you were hanging out with Rafe? A fucking Kook, as a matter of fact, Rafe motherfucking Cameron?" JJ questioned, angrily.

Wynonna looked at him, and she's never seen him that pissed before. He never glared at her before, but all she did was crack a half smile.

"I'm having a mental breakdown, JJ. My mind isn't exactly right, right now, okay? I've been making bad decisions, sue me, but it's better than depression, right?" Wynonna said, her eyes glancing around at the others before they met JJ'S blue eyes.

"I can't go back into depression, I'm trying to focus my mind on something else...and..and Rafe was there when you sent me that message, JJ. So, sue me, that I trusted him, and I'm not the one leaving me behind." She said,

JJ angry eyes turned guilty. "Birdy...we.."

Wynonna cut him off, "JB, stop the van."

"What? No!" Everyone started to protest, and Wynonna moved past JJ and swung the door open before jumping out.

"Birdy! Wait, let me explain!" JJ jumped out right after her.

Wynonna turned around and faced him, "what is there to explain, JJ!? I am having the shittest week of my whole life! I found out my aunt has been lying to me! You ditched me! Rafe fucking betrayed me! And I am trying so hard.." her voice wavered a bit as her eyes watered.

"I am trying so hard not to freaking fall into a deep depression right now, okay? I still need to find that letter.." She saw the others behind JJ, and she looked at John B.

"You have no right to judge me, when you're dating a kook," she looked at Sarah, "you have no right to judge me, when your cheating on Topper, and you ghosted me,"

She looked at Kiara and Pope, "You have no right to judge me because may I remind you, you may be an honory pogues , a pogue by heart, but you're still a kook, and you have no right judge me because you've done some stupid shit,"

Her eyes met JJ'S again, "you all told me you were busy when you were just hanging out together, so, yeah, I went to Rafe because he was there, shit, he even helped when I was stuck inside of the police station, he kept me from drowning, and he still betrayed me,"

"I'm sorry, but I am literally having a shitty week, and I don't need you all to judge me. Thanks for the save, but I'm fine to walk home, or God knows where!" She turned and walked away.

She heard footsteps behind her, but she didn't glance back.

She saw the twinkie driving past her, but there were still footsteps behind.

She wiped her tears and sniffled. She looked down, pausing her steps.

Two arms wrapped her, and she let out a sob.

"My..My head is so fucked up, JJ." She cried out, and She turned around, hiding her face in his chest, and he just held it.

"It's gonna be okay, birdy, cause I'm gonna be here just like last time, I'm always here for you, birdy. Even if you yell at me." JJ whispered, and Wynonna whispered.

"I didn't yell at you, I yelled at everyone else, but you, I just can't.."

"I'm so sorry."

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