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𝟮𝟰. your heart, not mine
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𝘁𝘄: 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝘂𝗻𝘀, 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀, 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!
months ago, the blonde girl wondered what love actually is
what is love?
love might be the way the sun sets so the moon can shine
or how the sea greets the shore no matter how many times he is pushed away
leaves that blush at the sight of autumn or the dreams that show you the way out of your maze
that's how love may feel to some people but to layla, love wasn't something you could feel or somewhere you could go
love to her was a person, and that person was the blonde boy that led next to her in the sheets with their bodies tangled together creating warmth
the girl that raised her hand to sway each finger through his blonde hair that strung over his eyes as he let out a sigh falling deeper into the pillow
the pillow that held the secrets behind each tear that she shed into the material, and each bruise, burn, and cut that highlighted her tanned skin
his blue eyes flutter open as his eyelashes swat against his skin
the light shining deep into his pupils as his body reacts the warm girl next to him looking down to meet her crystal green eyes as her lips curl up into a small smile
her freckles evident on her features and her hair swaying against the pillows
while her fingertips danced through his hair making him lean into the soft touch of her delicate hands
"morning" jj whispered as he stared down at the blonde girl next to him
"morning" layla whispered back with a smile as the boy licks his lips leaning down to meet her own before getting stopped by another voice in the room
"morning" it said as the couple snap their heads to the door to see aven leant against the frame with a coffee in her hand and a smirk along her features
layla rolls her eyes while trying to fight a smile while jj just blushed red trying to clear his throat
"av, you mind?" jj asks signalling to his half-naked figure under the duvet along with the half-naked girl beside him
"not really" she shrugs
"we're twins" she gestured to layla and herself
"and im not interested in your male parts" she throws with a wink at the blonde boy who scoffs in return letting his head drop against the pillow to stare up at the ceiling
"what's up, aven?" layla asks as the brunette sighs
"well, layla. thank you for asking" she explains walking in the room to sit on the chair leaning against the vanity
"we need to leave in approximately twenty minutes" she explains looking at her wrist to a nonexistent watch
"so we can meet our fellow pogues and discuss this treasure hunting situation" she goes on turning to face the mirror at the vanity
the blonde girl felt the boys arm wrap around her waist from under the covers pulling her into his front as she felt his hot breath fan across her neck
"as we all know, the gold has vanished meaning johnb will clearly be upset, so layla" she calls making the girl look at her sister through the mirror of the vanity
"you're on cheer up duty" aven nods before opening her sisters drawers and peering into them
the blonde boy became bored of listening to the conversation as he then decided to press small kisses along the girls naked shoulders as one arm wrapped around her waist the other moving the hair from the back of her neck
"why me?" layla asks,
"not that i don't want to cheer up johnb but surely if you lock him in a room with sarah for a few hours..." she trailed off as her sister just glared with a small smile
"you have twenty minutes" aven says standing up from the chair and heading towards the door
"but jj probably finishes in three, so..." she smirks grabbing her mug
jj allowed his hand to grab a pillow before throwing it at the door where the girl was stood making her laugh before closing the door behind her following into her own room
layla laughs at the two as she still can feel the kisses the boy was pressing to her neck as his fingers trailed down her spine going over each bump and curve
the blonde girl letting out a small sigh at the comforting feeling off kisses that he trailed across each bruise and scar that had been left on her fragile skin
"jj" layla sighs making the boy hum in return of her calling
"i need to have a shower" she whispers making the boy let his lips fall from the girls body as he pushes himself to lean above her
her green eyes dancing across his chest seeing each little love bite she had marked onto his skin as they clung to his flesh
the first one resting on his collarbone, and the other two spaced around the top of his chest
lifting her fingers to run across the marks she had placed upon him as he turns his chin to look down following her fingers that traced each bruise her lips had created
before his eyes follow their way back up to her face as he smiles watching her eyes slowly make their way up to his
jj smirked as he leant down towards the girl letting his forehead rest against her own
watching her green eyes flutter closed as she lifts her own lips to meet his before he gently tugs away watching the desperation in her actions as she leans to kiss him
her eyes opening as she looks at the boy his own eyes looking towards her lips as he uses his tongue to run across her bottom lip
before pulling back up making the girl stare up at him with a small smile but her eyes fading with a dazed look
"you are such a tease" she whispers as he chuckles leaning in and colliding their lips together.
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the girl had changed into some clothes that she could wear for the rest of the day while listening to the pitter of water that came from the shower that the blonde boy was now in
after ten minutes of convincing jj to get up he finally caved at the girls words allowing her to jump into the shower while he rested for another five before jumping in his own
even though two minutes were spent him begging to join her, but the girl needed a shower not a flirt fest that would probably end up in a repeat of last night
the door creaks open revealing aven who looks to her sister sat at the vanity with a hair brush in hand
she holds a finger to her lips before signalling layla to follow the girl
her eyebrows furrow as she follows her sister to the top of the stairs
aven grasps laylas hand tugging her to the wall next to the railing that could hide the girls as she hears their uncle on the phone
"what are we-?" layla whispers but is cut off by aven shushing her and pointing to her head before pointing downstairs
the blonde girl sighed as she listened in to the man that was talking below her, clearly on a phone call with someone that was secretive
"when does it take off?" scott asks just over a whisper into the phone while the two girls look at each other confused
"mhm, and i still get my share right?" he asks the skepticism in his throat came out thick in his words
"no!" he suddenly shouts into the phone making both girls freeze and sink into the wall
the blonde girl slammed her eyes shut, and she'd never realised until now how afraid of him she actually was
but she felt the pit in her stomach grow as it felt as if the floor underneath her was caving
her body freezing in fear and the hairs stuck upwards on the back of her neck allowing her body to let out a small shiver as a reflex
she was terrified of him, and she hated it.
a small hand that swallowed her own allowed her to turn and look downwards to see the brunettes hand linked around her own while her head peered around the corner
"i want my gold, ward" the voice growled as the two look at each other with a confused yet shocked expression
the blonde girls door opened as both their heads turn to see jj maybank, a towel wrapped around his waist with his blonde floppy hair that dripped
layla let go of avens hand before rushing towards the blonde boy and pushing him back into the room before shutting the door
jj looked up at layla confused
"you alright, muffin?" he asked making layla sigh before her face curls up after processing what he'd called her
"muffin?" she asks making the boy lick his lips with a smirk
"yeah" he replies with the towel clinging to his lower body
"you know, because muffins are delicious when i e-" he goes to talk but layla cuts him off
"-don't you dare finish that sentence" she says as the boy laughs and grasping at her hand before pulling her backwards onto the bed with him
her body falling on top of his damp one, as the water that rested on his chest climbed its way onto the girls clothes leaving marks along the material
layla looks down at the boy who's eyes are trained to her face with a light smile
"why are you looking at me like that?" she whispers looking down at him and watching his blue eyes connect with her green ones
his eyes that looked deep into her own
"im happy" he replied making the girls eyes widen slightly with her lips parting
she snaps back into it as she licks her lips and looking back up to the boy who raises a hand to stroke the hair from her face making her blush a light pink
the door opens making the two turn their heads to see aven locking the door before facing the two
she rolls her brown eyes at the two
"can you leave each other alone for two minutes, please?" she asks
"no can do" jj responds looking at the girl by the door with a smirk
"get dressed, hobo" aven calls before grabbing jjs shirt that rested on the chair by the door as she throws it at him
jj raising his hand to catch his shirt before it hits the blonde girl above him
his eyes never leaving hers and she laughs
she shakes her head before hopping from the blonde boy and sitting next to him as his hand links with her own
her eyes peering down to look at their matching bracelet which hugged his wrists as his hand released her hand placing it on her thigh instead
"scott knows about the gold, he's trying to get a share of it" aven explains looking at the couple on the bed
"hasn't he got enough money?" jj asked making aven roll her eyes
"it's never enough for him" layla whispers making jjs head snap towards her as she turns her head to look at the blonde boy who smiled sympathetically at her allowing her to do the same.
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"how's it feeling?" pope asks kiara as she tugs on the bucket they had been preparing to grab the rest of the gold from the well as the other half had disappeared
"feels good" kiara responded as aven smirks from next pope
"looks good too" aven calls making kiara laugh at the girl below
"alright, im taking you down" pope calls to the girl before walking towards her making her respond with a simple 'okay'
jj was balanced in the hot tub sat on the edge with his feet dipping into the water with a beer in his hand
"johnb pulling a houdini." jj expresses to the group
"yeah, where is he?" aven asked as she turned around to face jj not noticing the blonde girl anywhere
"and where's layla?" she asked making the group shrug their shoulders
"i got my scholarship interview tomorrow" pope says as he helps kiara down
"we gotta get this done" kiara interrupts as the figure of johnb walks past with an unreadable expression placed along his features
"speak of the devil." jj calls making johnb ignore him and walk straight towards the château
"dude, i set up the entire winch to pull up the gold and everything." jj called out to johnb making aven roll her eyes
"no, he did not. i did that." pope explains as kiara notices the foul expression on johnbs face
"hey johnb" kiara says as she hops out of the bucket and follows his figure who ignores her and storms into the château
"okay, that's it?" jj asks
"uh...what's that all about?" pope questions watching his figure retreat before turning to aven
"i was gonna ask you the same question" aven spoke up as she walked into the château being followed by the rest of the pogues
the sound of clattering follows through the building as johnb searches for something through cupboards, boxes, the couch
"you all right, man? what...what's up?" pope asks standing next to johnb as he searches through a cabinet
"what are you looking for?" kiara asks as he walks towards the pull out couch
"bro, what's going on, man?" jj questions as he watches johnb pull out the gun from the couch
"johnb, what do you need the gun for?" jj snaps as he walks towards johnb trying to reach for the gun as johnb shoves jj back into the couch
"johnb, chill!" aven shouts
"what are you doing? what, are you jj now?" pope asks blocking the door to the château as johnb shoves him out the way and landing on the table
"shi... are you okay?" kiara asks pope who nods
"johnb, what the hell are you doing?" aven snaps as she follows the boy to the front of the house
seeing a car pull up that was to familiar as the blonde girl shuts the door seeing johnbs face snap up to hers watching as she offers him a smile
"you!" johnb spits as the four watch as he stalks towards the girl who looks at the boy confused
"what?" layla asks before johnb grabs her shoulders slamming her back into the car door
"johnb, what the hell?" pope yells
"this is your fault" he glared lifting his finger to point into her face making her face drop before johnbs being pulled back and being slammed against the other car door
the blonde boy that was pressing him against the car and the brunette girl that was stood beside him
"don't do that, bro" jj glares at the boy who just scoffs in return before turning back to face the blonde who just looked confused
"what did i do?" she asked
"you lied to me!" johnb shouted making the girl sink slightly, the pit in her stomach sinking
"about what?" aven asked making johnb turned his head to face her before digging into his back pocket before grasping at the polaroid in his back pocket and passing it to the girl
aven looked down at the photo with a frown seeing her parents with johnbs father before looking back up to johnb
"what is this?" aven asked
"ask your sister" he said before shoving the blonde boy off him making jj stumble back slightly
he walks towards his bike before stopping next to it
"you couldn't of told me?" johnb asked making the girl feel guilty
"martha told me not too" she whispered to the boy who licks him lips shaking his head, the words that were about to tumble from his throat which he did not think through
"well, martha's dead layla" he snaps making the blonde girl sigh
"and you were too selfish to save her, she could've told me about my dad and yet you let her die"
"and you want to know the best part" he laughed darkly gripping the gun tighter
"you came crying to us, like you always do" he snapped making the blonde girl swallow the lump in her throat that had formed as she turns her head to look at the ground
"ward knows about the gold" he spoke
"he killed my dad" you could see the tears forming in his eyes as he spoke with pain
johnb jumps onto the bike before starting it up and riding away ignoring kiara who was running after him
the blonde girl sighed
deep down she knew he was right, martha was dead because of layla
layla didn't call anyone because martha told her not too but surely she should have ignored the womens pleads
she could've opened that door and stopped him from hurting that women but she never did
because she was too scared, scared of him.
scared to die.
but deep down, she wanted to do was die
because she felt like she deserved it
"rosie" jj whispered trying to grasp the girls hand who pulled it away from his reach making him frown
"im fine, jj" she whispered back looking up at the boy with a forced smile before she walked away towards the place that was calling her name.
the boy sighed watching her figure as he takes a step but feels the grip on his wrist pull him back
looking up to see the brunette twin next to him as she smiles before patting his shoulder
"ive got this" she smiles before tracing her sisters footsteps
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she didn't know what he did with the body
and quite frankly she didn't want to know, it would hurt too much.
but that didn't stop the blonde girl from making a small grave stone for the women that had practically raised her
the two wooden sticks that had been tied together with an elastic band to represent a cross which had been buried deep in the sand in a hidden spot along the beach
the beach which martha had taken the girls years back to run and explore the ocean when they first moved to outerbanks
the small flowers that she led along the gritty sand that stuck to her knees as she knelt next to it with a soft smile on her face
"knew id find you here" a voice said behind her making her turn around to see her sister smiling
"yep, busted" layla sighs turning back around to the small grave
aven clears her throat before sitting next to the girl on the sand making her smile at the grave that her sister had left
she saw the grave a few days ago after layla had been disappearing for an hour each day she finally decided to follow her and saw her talking to grave she had made
"you know, what johnb said" aven comments making layla blink
"he's upset, he's just found out his dads dead and that ward had something to do with it, meaning scott has something to do with it" she explains
"i know" layla breaths out
"im not blaming him, i kept it from you guys because i didn't have the time to mention it" she said fixing the sticks as one was crooked
"we were so busy on this hunt for gold, i didn't want to mention this polaroid that id found, and then martha saw it and she told me that it wasn't important" the blonde shrugged reaching into her back pocket to pull out the polaroid of martha before resting it against the sand
"it's okay layla" aven sighs reaching and grasping her free hand into her own
"i know i cry a lot, it's hard to process my emotions and crying let's it out i guess, but i don't want to be a cry baby, aven"
she goes on
"why can't i be like you?" layla asked the girl who frowned
"i want to be like you, and jj, and kiara" layla explained, "you guys are so strong and you protect everyone-do you know how many times you've saved me from scott?" layla defends
"i couldn't bring myself to open that door to save martha, because i was too scared of him, aven. i am terrified of that man" she whispered clutching the photo trying to force the tears to go away
"it's okay to cry, layla" aven whispered
"i cry, so does jj, and same goes for kie. but we don't like to show it, but you do which means that you can process your emotions quicker than us"
"you let out the tears and accept the situation while the rest of us fight for the wrong reasons" aven laughs
"but that's okay, it's okay to cry"
"you are so brave, so brave!"
"i mean look at everything you've been through, you've gotten through that, you really have" aven smiles
"you'll have your moment to fight against him, and you'll feel so good about it because he's just a man, and he's just blood" aven shrugs
"that's all he is" she whispers making layla sigh with a nod as the two girls stood up walking away from the grave
and letting the two flowers that rested in the sand blow in the wind
the rose, and the lilly flowers
highlighting the womens life, that raised them.
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"what now? we just go up to the front door and ask, 'hey, have you seen johnb?'" jj spoke up as the huddled up in the boat watching the camerons house
"look, he lives at tannyhill now. it's plausible." kiara spoke turning to face the house
"look, we can play dumb." kiara shrugged before she runs her hand through her hair worrying about the boy
"play dumb?" jj asked with a scoff before watching the blonde curl up in a ball next to pope, her knees hugging her chest
"it's pretty late" pope spoke from next to the blonde
"look, i've never seen johnb like that. we should honestly be going to the cops." kiara spoke making aven scoff
"the cops...geah, and say what, kie?" aven asked her girlfriend who just rolled her eyes
"we're worried about our friend because he's on a rampage because ward cameron killed big johnny?" she asked making kiara huff in annoyance before throwing aven a glare who raised her hands in surrender
"i love you" she smiled innocently before quickly pressing a kiss to her cheek before turning to jj
"you're on your own" she mumbled making jj chuckle slightly
pope digs into the backpack next to the blonde feet before pulling out some binoculars and looking at the building
"they're not gonna believe us!" jj sighed before pope spoke up
"hey, i see ward." pope said making the group turn to him before kie grabs the binoculars
"let me see" she mumbles as she peers through the glass taking a look at the house in front of them
"doesn't look dead to me. let's go home" pope says making kiara snao her head around
"wait. what?" kie asks making aven cringe at the scene in front of her, she doges behind the girl to sit beside her sister
uh...okay. obviously, mr.cameron is fine, and even if johnb was here, he isn't now, okay?" pope argues
"plus, i have the biggest, most important moment of my life in six hours." he explains making kiara shake her head
"yeah, well, our friend is in trouble." kiara muttered back causing pope to throw his hands in the air
"i'm in trouble" he calls, "guys, i haven't been home in three days." he says making layla frown
"my dad's probably put all my shit on the street by now" he calls out making kiara scoff in disbelief
"okay, so that's it?" she asks the boy
"in a time of need, you're just gonna bail? you're just gonna walk away?" she asked him making him pull his hat further down
"okay, yo, guys, can we not do this right now?" jj asks
"hey, i have a scholarship interview in the morning." pope says towards kiara who rolls her eyes
"well, what about johnb?" the girl asked making pope look at her
"why is it always about johnb?" pope asks making the twins look at each other with a pointed look
jj lets out a sigh as he turns to go and sit next to blonde girl who was sat at the edge of the boat
"it's not always about john" she argued back making pope scoff
"you're so stupid, it would be any of you in this situation" she explains making pope send a glare at her
"oh, bullshit!" pope snaps
"guys, bring it down" jj called as the group went silent for a moment before kiara spoke again
"look, this is about pogues for life!" she snapped making pope shake his head as he bites into his lower lip
"what about forensic pathology, huh?" pope asks the girl who shakes her head at him, "forensic pathology? it's my life. everything I've worked for" he goes on
"that's your priority?" kiara asks as aven reaches froward attempting to grasp her hand to calm her down but pulling back kie slaps at it
"stop the moral high ground bullshit!" pope snaps back at the girl
"pope, come on" aven whispers making pope snap his head towards her
"no" he spits at the brunette
"no, no. she has no room to talk." he points to the three sat on the side
"where were you when big john went missing?" pope asked the girl
"you weren't there. you weren't there for johnb. you weren't there for any of us." he argues making the girl sink back
"remember your kook year? yeah, you forgot about us and now you feel guilty"
"give me a break" kiara rolled her eyes
"no, come on" pope said, "they all know it's true, right layla?" he asks turning to face the girl who's eyes go wide
giving him a soft smile before raising her hand to gesture zipping her lips before licking them and throwing the key into the waters below the boat and symbolising a splashing noise with her tongue and hands before shrugging
making the blonde boy beside her chuckle under his breath but making kiara scoff at popes actions
"ofcourse" she snaps,
"ask your precious layla what she thinks, run to her like you always do because you hate to admit the fact you're in love with her" she scoffs making layla and jjs face drop as they turn to look at pope who just glared at the girl
"what?" jj asked out
"i mean come on!" kie sighed
"layla ditched us too, yet why is no one blaming her?"
"since when?" layla asked furrowing her brows confused as to how she'd been dragged into the conversation
"you don't remember your rafe phase?" kiara argued back
"practically following him around like a lost puppy because you'd convinced yourself you were in love with him...but hey? it was probably the drugs right?" she spits at the blonde
"do not drag me into your mess!" layla snapped back
"just because you can't own up to the fact that you ditched us when he died doesn't mean you have to drag me down with you!"
"i get it, i loved him and i left you guys, but you want to know one thing that i did in which you didn't!"
"even though i spent most days with him, i still came back, you didn't until kook princess decided to dip on you!" layla argued to the brunette who just glared hatefully
"really?" kie argues back stepping closer to the blonde before aven jumped up to stand in front of them
"that's enough!" aven called
"seriously, you're acting like a bunch of toddlers, knock it off" she yells
"pope, we'll take you home" aven discussed making pope pull his hat down flat on his head
"layla, go home" aven said making the blonde turn to look at her sister who had a pleading look making the girl sigh
she stepped off the boat landing on the camerons dock before wrapping the jumper closer to her to provide her with some kind of warmth
but a small tug on her arm stopped her from going any further
pulling her into the arms of the blonde boy who offered the girl a comforting smile, before using both hands to caress her face
"you okay?" jj whispered making the blonde nod slowly with a small smile
"just tired" she whispered back making the boy place a kiss on her forehead letting her relax into the comfort of the boy who stood in front of her
"you don't think pope is actually in love with you right?" jj asked after a moment making layla look up at him
"no" layla shook her head,
"i don't think he is, pope wouldn't have those types of feelings for me" she shrugged as jj adjusted his hat
"kiara didn't mean it, she's just pissed with pope, and she-"
"i know" layla cut him off
"kiara is pissed at pope, just like johnb was upset about his dad, yet somehow im always the one being called out for my mistakes" she shrugged
she didn't care, in all honesty
she felt bad for johnb, she knows how hard it is to know your parents are gone, really gone
she's been through it all before
she didn't care anymore though, how everyone would constantly pick on her for her mistakes
her drug addiction, her emotions, her body, her appearance.
but she just couldn't find the energy to care anymore.
"im fine jj" she whispered
"ill see you tomorrow okay? bright and early" she smiled pressing a kiss to his cheek as the boy offered her a sympathetic smile in return
"promise?" he asked making the girl nod as he leans in pressing along, yet gentle kiss to her lips
"i love you" layla whispers as she leans her forehead against his
"i love you more" he whispered back pressing his lips to her own again.
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"are you actually serious, right now?" aven asked the girl after dropping her home
"snapping like that? calling everyone out? are you out of your mind?" aven asked the girl who spun around
"why are you defending her?" kiara snapped
"everyone's choosing her over me!"
"okay, kie. i have told you this once and i will say it again"
"i love you, i mean i am madly in love with you, but it will always be layla" aven whispered watching the guilt spread on kiaras face
"she is my twin sister-the only family i have left!" aven snapped
"you can't talk to her like that, just like she can't talk to you like that" aven called making kiara face the girl
"yeah, but-" kiara let out a breath before the tears started to pool down her cheeks
"im sorry!" she cried making aven lean towards the girl holding her
"im just scared! i need to know johnbs okay, and he ran off with that gun and-and now everything is falling apart" she sobbed into avens shoulder as aven kissed her forehead
"listen to me" aven spoke lifting the girls head to look at her face
"go to bed, sleep on it" aven sighed
"we'll find johnb tomorrow okay? now kiss me goodnight under the moonlight" aven smiled making kiara laugh wiping her tears away
"okay shakespeare" kiara laughed pressing her lips to avens before they pulled apart
"ill see you tomorrow, okay?" aven smiled making kiara nod
"i love you, av" kie sighed making aven smiles brightly
"i love you too, kie" she smiles before walking towards the vehicle the two had driven in before turning the keys and starting the engine.
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a brand new day, and you'd think it would be a new start.
wake up with a smile on your face with the sun screaming through the window and the ocean breezing through the air with the comforting sound of the waves
yet the blonde girl found herself stood in the kitchen, her hand wrapped around avens as their uncle sat at the bar with a glass of whiskey in his hand
it had gotten worse
his drinking problem, you could tell
7AM and he was gone
he slumbered his words trying to pry english out from his lips but having it come out in mumbles
"where is the gold?" he slumbered making aven tense under his words but layla really couldn't care
"god knows" layla breathed out making scott's grip on the glass tighten as he became impatient
"do not test me right now layla-rose!" scott groaned as his phone began ringing, lifting it from his pocket and seeing the caller id before cursing under his breath and launching it at the wall while it smashes into pieces
"chill out" aven mocked making scott glare as he slammed his glass on the counter letting the smack echo through the empty house
"aven-lilly!" he yelled
"i have had enough of your mouth, it's constantly ruining this family"
"you ruined this family" layla interrupted his speech making his face snap to layla who just looked at the man emotionless
"what happened to you layla-rose? you were my little angel?" he questioned making the girl sigh
"you killed martha" she spoke
"that's what happened" she mumbled with a shrug watching as the man's face dropped
"don't be ridiculous" he scoffed taking another gulp from the glass
"oh im being ridiculous?" layla asked dropping avens hand to step closer to the man
"i watched you beat her to a pulp over some proxy little polaroid of mum and dad, you hit her over and over again even though she screamed at you to stop" layla dragged making the man glare at her figure
"you beat us two nearly everyday! hit us, abuse us, mentally and physically and you killed an innocent women!"
"and now you're trying to steal gold from someone who needs it more than you! johnb needs that gold, you have so much money yet you still want the fucking gold!" she screams watching the man's face drop
"im not the one being ridiculous, scott! it's you!"
"you're the problem, you are what is wrong with this world and yet you're blaming everyone else for the shit you've caused!"
"and you know what, im not-im not scared of you anymore!" she said with a smile yet the tears still flowing freely down her cheeks
"im not scared of you anymore, because now i know how much of a little bitch you really are" she scoffs making scott place his glass back onto the counter
he sighs rubbing his forehead as he opens one of the drawers in the kitchen searching for something
yet aven knows better, she knows what he's searching for because she knows where he hides it
her eyes drift over to the cabinet she had his barrys gun behind that time they were being robbed by him
as she inches towards it feeling the metal behind it as she focuses on her uncles every movement before grasping at the gun a smile on her face
layla did it.
she really did it.
she stood up to scott and aven couldn't be any prouder.
"you've been hanging out with the maybank boy too much, layla-rose" scott mumbles
"probably because he's my boyfriend, but you know" she shrugs as he laughs darkly clicking something in the draw making layla's heart freeze
"how-humiliating" he sighs placing the gun on the counter watching the metal reflect in the light
the blondes heart drops into her throat as she looks at the sleek metal that his hand rested on as he picks it up waving it around like nothing
the gun that could easily end someone's life with one trigger
the same gun that aven was trying to pull from behind the cabinet but tugging hard enough to realise it was stuck
her heart rate sped up as she pulls harder on the gun while scott mutters some words to the blonde girl before holding up his gun and aiming it right for her heart
"you know, one bullet there and it would be all over, i don't even know if you'd feel it, layla-rose" scott muttered
"then do it" layla whispered making avens head snap towards her sister before she faces back to gun and grasping at the metal pulling as hard as she could to get it out
"because quite frankly you've ruined my life anyways" layla shrugged
"and if you kill me, we all know you'll end up going to prison anyways, a prison where no money can save you and everyone can watch you rot from the inside out" she cried as the tears fell
layla didn't want to live anymore
she was tired, too tired to go on
she just wanted to be with her mum and dad again, yet she'd be leaving aven behind
that's what was making her stay.
aven.
"do it" she called to the man who gripped the gun tighter
"do it!" she screamed
aven pulled out the gun and aimed for the man as the bullet went off.
leaving the world with a little less sunshine, a bit more grey
and a lot more red.
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