despite being with rafe, you and the pogues are good — after all, you’re the only one that’s been able to change rafe for the better.

and especially since you were close to them long before you ever got with rafe.

and with being good friends with kie and sarah, that definitely has helped make it easier for rafe to want to mend things with his sister.

and it’s not like you enjoy hanging out with the kooks — you don’t get along with them, and you honestly can’t stand them — but that’s the price to pay for dating rafe.

however, you heavily consider telling them all to go to hell after ruthie almost ran kie over — nearly killed her.

and the fact that a baby turtle was killed in the process?

oh, and watching kie struggling to not deck ruthie for her lack of remorse?

it all made you wanna do it even more.

once the pogues leave, not without the kooks throwing insults at kie, you can’t help but scoff with tears in your eyes, hating the way they treated kie and the way that they don’t seem to care about hurting a baby turtle.

you’ve never wanted to leave more than you do now.

because if you don’t, you’re going to become a rare side of impulsive and violent and make ruthie regret her decisions.

rafe can easily see the intense emotions in your eyes, including the anger, which is why he pulls you into his side and gently runs his fingers through your hair to distract you. “it’s okay, princess.”