Between The Lines [Janet & Aja]

09

Janet

November 27th

After the show, and a okay speech if I do say so myself, everyone decided to go out to the after party.

So here I sat, in a lounge, with what felt like hundreds of people around me. Aja was around somewhere. Gil had pulled her elsewhere a while ago.

"Boss woman, you busy?" Denzel's voice brought me out of my thoughts.

I shook my head. "Do I look busy boy?"

He narrowed his eyes at me. "Fine, then I won't tell you what I know."

When he tried to get up, I pulled him back down. "Okay, I'm sorry, I'm listening. Tell me what you know."

"Okay, but don't say I told you. Karla will kill me if she finds out I told you."

I side eyed him. "Mm, okay we will talk about Karla more in a few, but back to the point, what did she tell you."

"Don't freak out—."

"What did she tell you?"

"Aja's been having nightmares." Denzel mumbled where only I could hear. "Karla wouldn't tell me about what, but she kept saying that Aja's barely been sleeping and she keeps zoning out. One minute we were talking and the next minute she was venting about Aja."

"Of course." I shook my head. "That's why she insists on being apart at night. I've been thinking on that for the longest. I just thought she didn't want to be bothered and left her be, but she's been having nightmares?"

"Yeah, Karla said that they are bad ones too. Said she's been waking up in sweat and tears ever since that night happened."

"Well thank God for Karla, because I wouldn't have ever found out."

Denzel shook his head. "She probably just didn't want to bother you, you know with the tour about to start and—."

"Janet!" A voice yelled cutting Denzel off.

When I looked over, I saw that Missy stood over by the guards manning the VIP section.

"Let her through, T." I instructed the man and he lifted the rope.

Missy bucked at the man. "Acting like you don't know who Missy damn Elliot is. Better look me up next time!"

I chuckled as I shook my head. "Sit down before they kick you out, crazy."

She sat next to me and shrugged. "Oh well, they know I'm your best friend. Now they wanna act brand new, I almost fought that man."

Denzel stood up. "I'm gonna go dance, don't bring you know who into it if you do bring it up, please."

"I won't." I assured him. "Have fun. Make sure Mishay isn't getting crap faced. Tomorrow we have practice, no excuses."

He nodded. "No promises. Hey Missy."