Janien nodded, as she followed Aunt Pam. Bryce sensed Janien was nervous, but he couldn't continue speaking... he just let Janien go on, hoping she wouldn't bring anything up .
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" perhaps I should bring her some tea? " Ms. Evans suggested to August, as they stood outside of her house.
" umm... no it's fine Ms. Evans, I wouldn't want you to get sick" August told her, as she wiggled the mask on her face.
August had came up with this lie to avoid Ms. Evans coming in her house to " check on " Janien. She wondered why the girl hasn't been out in two weeks, and missed church... so she took it upon herself to show up at the Porter residence unannounced.
" alrighty now, if she's not out by tomorrow then I'm coming in to check on her " Ms. Evans protested as August nodded.
August scrolled through her messages on Facebook as she came across a message from Taeleigh, Janien's bestfriend.
𝐓𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝
- Hey, have you talked to Jan? Haven't heard from her since last night?
ᴀᴘʀɪʟ 𝟷𝟾, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸
- Hey, it's me again... I'm getting really worried about her... it seems her phone off as well...
ᴀᴘʀɪʟ 𝟷𝟿, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸
- I think She might be in danger August...
ᴀᴘʀɪʟ 𝟸𝟶, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸
" too fucking loud! " August thought to herself, as she clicked off of the messages leaving her on read. August vowed to not tell anyone about Janien's whereabouts, not even to her parents.
•
Janien sat on the patio of Pam's mansion as the two drunk wine and shared a bit of laughter together. Although Janien was a quiet person whom most of the time kept to herself... she felt at ease with Pam.
" ahem, you gotta tell me Erykah Badu is way better then Lauryn Hill" Pam asked, as held her pinky out sipping on her wine.
" ehh, you gotta point, but don't get me wrong Lauryn got some hits" Janien assured her.
" How about Jill Scott? " Lowski joined, as he walked through the door with Bryce following behind him.
" Jill ain got nothing on Erykah " Pam said, as Janien nodded her head in agreement.
" Hope off my Jill baby, Mike did her wrong in that one movie " Bryce said, causing everyone to laugh simultaneously.
" you are something serious " Pam added.
" You know, you look like umm... whassansme! " Lowski wondered, as rubbed his chin hair. " Pam, what's that man name that use to live on Westbrook?" Lowski asked, as he continued to think.
" Who Abr-
" Joshua! " Lowski blurted, " you look like you some kin to the Porters " he added, as he squinted his eyes, which made Janien laugh.
" I look like my daddy that much? " Janien smirked. " I knew I wasn't trippin... how he been, Ian seen him since 1990 something " Lowski said.
" he's doing great, actually he's in Jerusalem right now."
" Jerusalem? That nigga still hustling huh, " Lowski chuckled, as Janien squinted I'm confusion.
Bryce glanced over at Janien. " Well we'll, you know he a pastor now" Bryce blurted loudly, as he poked Lowski side, keeping Lowski from not saying much.
" oh umm... I didn't know that" Lowski replied nervously.
" so y'all want to go out to dinner? " Pam asked, switching the topic.
" im always down for some food " Lowski smirked, rubbing his stomach.
" what's Good around here? " Janien asked.
" depends on what you want..." Pam challenged.
" im down for some Seafood? " Bryce suggested, as Janien nodded.
" seafood sounds good "
" seafood it is then... I know just the place " Pam smiled, as she placed the wine glass on the table and getting up from her recliner.
•
Bryce and Janien held hands as they walked through the city. It was midnight and Janien was going through another one of her breakdowns, so Bryce decided to take her out for some air.
" Feeling better? " Bryce asked, as he glanced over at Janien. She nodded her head. " wanna go get some Ice cream? " Bryce said. A smirk appeared on Janien face as she nodded her head.
Ice cream was Janien favorite, especially Strawberry flavored. The two continued walking down the street, until they came upon an ice cream truck.
" Welcome, to Carter's creamery what can I get for you? " the woman greeted. " I would like to try your Berry awesome flavor on a waffle cone " Bryce ordered, " and for you Jan? " he pointed.
" umm.. I'll take a strawberry ice cream in a cup please "
" alrighty, by the way your hat is pretty " the lady complimented, as she gave Jan a smile.
" thank you " Janien replied.
Janien and Bryce stood by the Truck, waiting on their ice cream. " you are really beautiful. " A light skin woman said, to Janien, a big smile plaster her face.
The woman wore a yellow sundress, with white sandals. Her hair was long, and brown that hung below her shoulders.
" I'm Ayla " the woman greeted. " nice to meet you Ayla, I'm Marie " Janien replied, giving her middle name instead.
" nice to meet you as well Marie, I'm just so stunned by your beauty.. I was wondering if you were interested in modeling? " Ayla asked.
Janien never showed an interest into modeling, mostly because of her weight, and secondly because of her anxiety.
" here's my business card, you can search more about me on my website listed on the card, also you can reach me at the number provided. " Ayla said.
" Alright thank you " Janien smiled, before Ayla turned around and walked away.
" Marie, hmm? " Bryce said in an sarcastic response. Janien slightly nudged him, and laughed. " Marie in the streets, Janien in the sheets.. remember that " She winked, as Bryce chuckled and shook his head.
" Your a trip "
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Teen Fiction" I just don't understand... Janien has everything She ever wanted... why would she want to throw her life away? " Janien Porter had a wonderful, amazing protective life... that was until she met Bryce, a neighborhood Troublemaker. Janien Will fears...
