Jaylen Evans

Brandon Peters

Monday
Mama: Jay come on time to get up
Jaylen: mama I'm tired. I want sleep
Mama: come on you got school
Jaylen: I don't wanna go today mama please. Can't I just go to the district with you and dad?
Mama: Jaylen don't play with me. Get up now otherwise I'll get dad up here
Jaylen: fine jeez chill out
Mama: who do you think your talking too? Watch your mouth Jaylen. downstairs five minutes before I drag you out myself.

I got dressed and went downstairs
Dad: morning bud
Jaylen: morning dad
I sat down and mama passed my plate
Jaylen: thank you mama
While eating I kept fidgeting with my plate and moving around in my seat
Dad: settle down Jay
After I ate dad passed me my meds.
Jaylen: I don't like them
Dad: they help calm you down. You need them. And if you don't take these ones then you'll have a seizure today. You need to take both Jay.
Jaylen: I don't care. I'd probably have a seizure today anyway wherever I take it or not. They don't fucking work. The ADHD ones change me. I hate them
Dad: it doesn't matter. You need to take them. We're looking at getting the seizure ones reviewed but you still have to take them until we get an appointment.
Jaylen: pleaaaasssseeee
Dad: Jaylen
Jaylen: I'm not taking them
Dad: yes you are. Don't test me Jaylen
Jaylen: fine
I took it from him and put it in my mouth and pretended to swallow. I put the pills under my tongue. I went to my bathroom and spat them into the toilet and flushed it. I brushed my teeth and put my trainers on.
Dad: Jay come on.
Jaylen: chill out I'm coming
I ran down the stairs crashing into dad who was waiting for me at the bottom
Dad: you need to calm down
Jaylen: sorry
We got in the car and dad drove me to school.
Dad: right have a good day and no trouble okay
Jaylen: mhm
I got out the car and realised I forgot something
Jaylen: erm dad I forgot my bag
Dad: it's fine. Someone from the district will bring your lunch.
Jaylen: can Jay bring it?
Dad: depends if he's busy or not. if it's not Jay then it will be Kevin or Kim
Jaylen: okay
Dad: right I'll see you tonight. I'm not sure what time we'll finish so someone from the station might pick you up. If Hank has us working late then you'll have to come to the district
Jaylen: alright

I went to school and went to my class.
Miss Wilson: morning Jaylen
Jaylen: morning miss
I sat down near the window and just stared outside watching the cars go past.
Miss Wilson: Jaylen can you please pay attention
Jaylen: sorry
Miss Wilson: to start the day we're gonna have a spelling test. Get your books out.
I got my book out and was ready to start
Miss Wilson: first word is building
We got to the third word and i was still on the first. I started to get bored and frustrated.
Jaylen: can you go back?
Miss Wilson: just this once but you really need to keep up Jaylen
Jaylen: sorry
Miss Wilson: the second word is Soldier and the third is telephone. The fourth is despicable
I zoned out again. Huh why can't I just focus like everyone else? Why do I have to have this thing that make me different.
Miss Wilson: the seventh word is elimination
What do you mean the seventh word, I'm still on the fourth.
Jaylen: Miss can you go back?
Miss Wilson: Jaylen I already told you to keep up. I can't keep going back just because you can't catch up.
Jaylen: whatever I'm done with this stupid lesson. Didn't want to be in this fucking dumbass lesson anyways
I got up and walked out
Miss Wilson: Jaylen Evans
I slammed the door and went to the playground. I was just daydreaming when I heard someone say my name.
Mr Simmonds: Jaylen Evans. What are you doing out of lesson?
Jaylen: I'm not staying in that stupid fucking lesson
Mr Simmonds: let's go to my office and have a talk
Jaylen: No. I just want to go home
Mr Simmonds: you can once you talk to me
Jaylen: I'm going home. I hate this stupid school
Mr Simmonds: Jaylen come on. Let's just sit down. I can't do anything if you don't talk to me.
Jaylen: let me go home. I don't want to stay here. Are you fucking deaf. Let me go home
Mr Simmonds: let's go to my office and talk then I'll call your parents
Jaylen: fine
We went to his office and sat down.
Mr Simmonds: what's going on Jaylen?
Jaylen: nothing
Mr Simmonds: come on kid
We sat in silence for a bit. I was getting a little restless. My legs were bouncing and my hands were tapping the side if the chair.
Mr Simmonds: what happened in your lesson?
Jaylen: it's just so hard. I couldn't keep up and miss didn't want to keep going back. Said she can't keep going back just because i can't catch up. Such bullshit. I really did try
Mr Simmonds: I know kid. I know.
Jaylen: now can you call my dad?
Mr Simmonds: yeah just give me a minute. Wait outside for me
I went outside and just waited

Andy (Mr Simmonds) pov
Andy: hello. Mr Evans?
Mr Evans: speaking
Andy: hi this is the principal of Chicago Elementary. Have you got a few minutes
Mr Evans: sure. What's up?
Andy: it's about Jaylen.
Mr Evans: what's he done this time?
Andy: he walked out of his lesson. It took me a while to get him to talk to me but we got there eventually. He seems to have fallen behind in the lesson and the teacher didn't want to keep going back.
Mr Evans: let me guess he got frustrated
Andy: yep but he managed to calm himself down and not get physical which is quite a big thing for him. Did he take his meds this morning?
Mr Evans: we gave it to him but whether he took it I'm not sure.
Andy: the main problem today was his focus. I would like to schedule a meeting to put some type of plan in place that we can use to help him learn and achieve in school.
Mr Evans: sure. Do I have to pick him up?
Andy: yeah. Keeping him here will just make him more frustrated and get into more trouble. I'm worried that if he does stay the full day then there would be some sort of meltdown or outburst.
Mr Evans: okay I can't get him right now so a colleague of mine will pick him up. Jay Halstead or Hank Voight
Andy: okay thank you. I'll be in touch about the meeting

Jaylen pov
I heard mr Simmonds say my name.
Mr Simmonds: Jaylen come here
I walked back into the office
Mr Simmonds: your dad can't get you so he sent someone from his work
Jaylen: okay
Mr Simmonds: let's play a game
We played UNO until there was a knock at the door
Miss Honey: there's a Detective Jay Halstead here for Jaylen
Mr Simmonds: send him in
She went out and Jay came in.
Jaylen: JayJay
Jay: come on kiddo
Jaylen: bye sir
Mr Simmonds: I'll see you tomorrow

We went to jays car and made our way to the district
Jay: Jaylen
Jaylen: yeah whatever it's fine
Jay: did you hear what I said?
Jaylen: yeah?
Jay: really?
Jaylen: fine I didn't
Jay: I asked what happened today?
Jaylen: nothing I just walked out my lesson. Am I going to the district or home?
Jay: district
Jaylen: did my dad seem pissed?
Jay: No
We arrived at the district and was greeted by Trudy
Trudy: hey chuckles and trouble
Both: sarge
We went upstairs and mom and dad were not there.
Jaylen: where are they?
Hank: I sent them to get food
Jaylen: okay
I went and sat at dads desk. I sat in the spiny chair and wheeled it all around the district. Mama and dad walked up the stairs.
Mama: Jaylen calm down before you hurt yourself.
Jaylen: I'm bored. One more
I wheeled around but the wheel got caught on the stairs and I went tumbling down
Jaylen: ah fuck
I walked back up the stairs.
Mama: you see what happens when you don't calm down.
Dad: what hurts?
Jaylen: nothing
Dad: We want to talk to you
We went to the break room.
Dad: what happened at school?
Jaylen: I really did try but I kept losing track of the lesson and got annoyed. I'm sorry
Mama: honey it's okay. We're going to ask you something and you have to be honest okay?
Jaylen: mhm
Dad: did you take your meds this morning?
Jaylen: No
Mama: wait here while I go get them from my desk
Mama went to the other side of the room
Dad: you need to take them Jaylen.
Jaylen: I know. They just make me feel not myself.
Hank: Jaylen I need you to go into the break room so we can discuss the case
Jaylen: okay

I went to the break room and was just scrolling through my phone.
Mama: here J
She gave me my tablets and some water. I took it and showed her my mouth was empty.
Mama: I want you to get on with some school work
Jaylen: fine
I got my work out and started it. The last bit I couldn't do so I went out into the bullpen. I looked at the board and there was a picture of a guy I've seen before. Brandon Peters
Jaylen: he's the bad guy?
Mama: Jaylen back into the other room now
Jaylen: he's mad at mom and dad
Hank: why?
Jaylen: they arrested his brother and he died in prison.
Hank: how do you know this?
Jaylen: he told me
Mama: what do you mean he told you?
Jaylen: a few weeks ago. He was outside of school. He said that he knows you and dad.
Dad: what have we told you about talking to strangers?
Jaylen: I'm sorry
Dad: we only tell you to keep you safe. There are some bad people in this world and we don't want you getting hurt
Mama and dad gave Hank a look and he nodded.
Dad: you have to listen bud okay
Jaylen: mhm
Dad: someone from the district will take you and pick you up from school.
Jaylen: No
Dad: it's not up for discussion
Jaylen: Jay do it?
Jay: sure I can do it
Hank: we'll have officers outside until we can get you somewhere safe. We have to wait for approval from the higher ups. We're done for the day so everyone go home.
We went home and a patrol car was parked outside.
Jaylen: we safe?
Dad: yeah of course we are. Hank would never let anything happen to us okay?
Jaylen: mkay
Mama: bed time
Jaylen: stay up please
Dad: No Jay bed now
Jaylen: your so boring
Dad: watch it Jaylen
I went upstairs and got ready for bed. I was watching tv in bed and fell asleep.