𝙉𝙤 𝙋𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝙥𝙤𝙫
𝗔fter the fight from last night, the Kooks felt as if they won. But in the Pogues eyes, they didn't really.
"Don't let it get in your head. Three of them and two of us." JJ beamed.
Being honest, the fight was not fair at all.
"That's typical Kook shit right there." Pope stood behind the counter.
Aria being around the "death squad" for so long, knows how they work. "Hell, yeah."
JJ stuffed some food in his mouth, and adjusted the hat on his head before speaking again. "What was your thought process, using your head?"
"I don't know, man. I just kind of acted off instinct." Pope opened the little entrance and joined his friends by the counter.
"Yes. I was a cornered animal." JJ scoffed, shaking his head.
"Hey, Pope, someone here to see you." Heyward walked in, an officer following behind.
"Evening, Officer." Pope fixed himself, standing up straight.
"I have an arrest warrant for felony destruction of property." Officer Shoupe walked in over towards Pope.
"What?" Heyward asked, as the cop strolled over to his son.
Aria was standing next to Pope, and knew that this was Topper's doing. She couldn't help but feel protective of Pope, after all he's grown to be one of her best friends.
Deputy Shoupe stared at Aria as he pulled out his handcuffs. "Young lady, out of my way."
Aria moved slightly out of the way, her not wanting to leave Pope.
"Whoa. Shoupe, what'd he do?" Heyward gulped.
"Look at the warrant." Shoupe flipped Pope around to slip on the handcuffs.
"You're just arresting my boy?" Heyward wiped his forehead.
JJ, Kie and Aria followed after Shoupe, watching him take away their friend.
"Anything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney." Shoupe opened the door to his vehicle.
"It wasn't him! It was me." JJ screamed, catching Shoupe's attention. "He tried to talk me out of it, but I was mad because he'd just been beaten up. I was so sick of those assholes from Figure Eight that I lost my shit. I can't let you take the blame for somethin' I did. You've got too much to lose."
"JJ, what are you doing?" Pope asked, him knowing the actual truth.
"I'm tellin' the truth. For once in my goddamn life, I'm gonna tell the truth. I took his old man's boat, too." JJ stepped up to the officer.
"What the hell?" Heyward grumbled, watching JJ take the fall.
"JJ, come on." Pope begged. "Just shut up, Pope!" JJ snapped. "Just shut up. He's a good kid. You know where I'm from."
"Yeah." The officer looked JJ up and down.
"This was all me." JJ placed his hands behind his back.
"That's the whole truth?" Shoupe turned and asked Pope. "Whole truth, swear to God." JJ replied.
"I know what you think, damn it, I'm asking Pope." He snapped. Pope took a drop breathe, "Yeah, that about covers it."
Shoupe uncuffed Pope and let him go, while turning to JJ and cuffing him.
The deputy turned to the Kook, disappointment written all over his face. "I thought I told you to stop hanging around trash."
Aria at this point was so sick of people pushing her around constantly and telling her what to do all the time. "You're not my father! Stop acting like it. I can hang around whoever I want."
Shoupe looked surprised at her sudden outburst. "I'll
remember that when I'm hand cuffing you next." And that's all it took for him to drive off with JJ in the back seat.
"Pope." Heyward called after his son.
Pope ripped his hat off, slamming it on the pavement. "Shit!"
♡︎
Aria spent the hour on edge, the fact that she knew her boyfriends father would beat the shit out of him.
Sheriff Peterkin managed to spill out how he was no longer in prisoned.
She was at the Chateau waiting for John B to get back, the hard knocking at the door startled her.
"John B!" JJ screamed pounding on the door.
Aria ran to the door and engulfed JJ in her arms, "JJ I was so worried about you."
JJ wrapped his arms around his girl, holding her jaw up with one hand. Her eyes scanned over his bruised face and the new fresh cuts.
"I'm okay baby." JJ leaned forward pressing a kiss against her lips.
"C'mon, we gotta get out of here." He laced their hands together and pulled her out of the house.
"We have to wait for JB" They hid behind the side of the house.
"There is police here, they are watching his house." Aria whispered, seeing the car waiting.
"I know." JJ laid his head against the wall behind him.
"He's right there JJ." Aria directed his attention to John B.
JJ shot up and tackled his best friend to the ground, John B reacted quickly flipping them around so he was on top of him. "It's me, JJ. Stop, stop, stop, stop."
John B let go of his collar sitting up off of him. "What are you doing?"
JJ grabbed him and dragged him over towards Aria.
"Shut up."
"Ari." John B acknowledged her. She sent him a small smile, "They're watching us, okay?"
"Who?" John B asked.
"I'm not sure."
"I don't know. Let's go. Sneak around to the dock." JJ grabbed the two of them.
"Wait JJ." She pulled her hand out of his grasp, remembering she had to be home.
"What." He asked, confused by her sudden withdrawal.
"I-I have to go home. Midsummers is tonight." Aria sighed, wanting to just be with her boyfriend.
"Okay, okay. I'll see you tonight M'lady." He kissed her forehead and ran off with John B.
Aria had parked her car further away from John B's house, she didn't want to be in eye vision of the hidden cop car.
Her car started and she drove off into the OBX. Her roof was down, hair flying everywhere. She passed the Cut houses, and the Figure 8 houses.
She pulled into her private neighborhood, seeing her parents car's parked in the driveway. She hasn't been
home in a couple days, ever since she stole from her fathers office.
The car doors locked and she clicked the numbers on her keypad, opening her front door.
"Mother?" She called out.
"Ari?" Her mother came down the stairs, her hair in hair curlers.
"Hey mom, it's Midsummers tonight so...I'm here." She formed her lips into a line.
Belle came down and faced in front of her daughter. "Aria. I haven't been the best mother and I'm sorry. I love you, you just make me angry sometimes. Let's go." She apologized, the guilt eating her up every day.
"It's okay. I forgive you." Aria accepted her mother's apology, not wanting any problems anymore.
"Go shower, your dress is being ironed." Belle and her daughter made their way upstairs.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀.
𝗔 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 "𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲'' 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿.
𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱.
Aria stepped out of her hot shower and slipped on her white fluffy robe. Her hair was naturally straight so that she didn't have to worry about.
She put on her best smelling lotion and sat down on her fluffy white vanity chair. She put on her usual makeup, not wanting to over due anything.
Her dress was the best part of Midsummers, her family was always named the best dressed.
Her dress was a sage green, it was silk and it flowed out to her feet. It had a cut by her thigh, her whole leg being exposed. Her heels were a sparkly light gray.
"Aria, honey." Victor knocked on the door lightly.
"Come in." She answered, placing on her necklace and rings.
"You look beautiful." Her father complemented, wearing a black suit and a gray tie matching his wife's dress.
"Thank you father." She grabbed her phone and purse.
"Where did you get that ring from." He gestured towards the ring that JJ had given her.
FLASHBACK
𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁.
"𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁?'' 𝗝𝗝 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱.
"𝗠𝗵𝗺.'' 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱, 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿.
"𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁.'' 𝗛𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯.''
END OF FLASHBACK
"Oh, my friend." She smiled, twisting the ring on her finger.
"Mh" Her father studied the ring quickly. "We are leaving in five minutes. Oh and no Pogue drama tonight. I don't wanna hear it or see it. And you're walking out with Rafe still."
Aria couldn't even fight with him because he slammed her door closed. She knew that her father had seen her running to the Twinkie with JJ, but why hadn't he said anything about that?
Well, she knew that JJ wouldn't pull a stunt tonight especially in front of everyone. Or so she thought.