Where is the love?// JJ Maybank

Chapter 11

The next day the pogues minus John B were at Heywards.

"Hey, Heyward?" Emilie called.

"Yes, Emilie." He replied.

"Have you ever heard a song that goes, Children peekle keepoo dying."

"No, and I don't think I ever want to."

Emilie sighed and walked back over to her friends.

"Don't let it get in your head. Three of them and two of us. That's typical Kook shit right there." JJ said.

"Hell, yeah."

"What was your thought process, using your head?" JJ asked.

"I don't know, man. I just kind of acted off instinct. I was a cornered animal." Pope told him.

"Hey, Pope, someone here to see you." Heyward said.

"Evening, Officer." Pope said.

"I have an arrest warrant for felony destruction of property." Shoupe said.

"What?" Emilie asked.

"Hands where I can see 'em, young lady, out of my way."

"Whoa. Shoupe, what'd he do?" Heyward asked.

"Look at the warrant."

"You're arresting him?" Kie asked.

"You're arresting my boy?"

"Be careful!" Kie said.

"Everything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney."

"How much did they pay you, man?" JJ asked.

JJ tried going at the cop but Heyward held him back.

"It wasn't him!" JJ suddenly spoke up.

"JJ shut up, you'll make it worse for him." Emilie whispered abruptly.

JJ ignores her, "It was me. 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.

"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."

"What the hell?" Heyward said.

"JJ, come on." Pope said.

"Just shut up, Pope!" JJ yelled, "He's a good kid. You know where I'm from."

"Yeah." Shoupe said.

"This was all me."

"That's the whole truth?" Shoupe asked Pope.