Jenalyn: Daring to Defy (#1)[Complete]

Chapter 20: Dane

Tuesday, 6:38 P.M.

"Get in the car, Jenalyn." I demand.

She freezes in her tracks, only feet from the apartment building door Evelyn had spotted her coming out from earlier.

I would've preferred she allow the idiot kid, the fucking minute man to walk her out. But considering Rob having trouble getting rid of the three bodies I already have on hand- maybe it's better this way.

"Get in the car." I demand again, quickly growing impatient with her frozen deer-in-headlights demeanor.

She immediately begins to cry. No, bawl- but I expected that. I roll my window down further, flicking my cigarette out with a deep breath.

"Don't make me get out of the car, Jenalyn. Ev is in the back... I really dont want to have to make a scene." I say it with such calmness, though everything inside of me is anything but calm. 

Her eyes flicker to my back window, pointlessly because of my tint, before she let's out another long wail. But she proceeds to walk to my passenger side door, and get in. 

I don't bother saying anything when she gets into the car. I know the blasphemy that'd escape her lips would make it very hard for me to drive. 

It's a pretty quick drive to my place though.

"I don't want to go up there.." Evelyn is the first to speak, the moment I park my car in front of my apartment building. I barely even hear her though, I feel like I can hear Jena's heartbeat instead. Like its the only thing I hear. 

She's very noticeably scared right now, and for the first time since she walked into my life- I want her to be. 

"So wait in the car, Ev.." I manage to hear Jena as she turns back to Ev trying to force a smile on her face. "I'll be down in a little bit.. you can walk with me to my dad's and sleep there if ya-" 

I slam my car door shut before I can even hear what lies she's telling Evelyn. I don't care, I'm already halfway up the stairs to my apartment building. "Let's go, Jena!" I call over my shoulder as I put in the security code, hearing the lack of her reluctant footsteps breaking the night silence behind me.

I hear her quickly exit the vehicle and practically run up behind me, her tears resuming now that Ev is assumingly out of our presence. "I only wanted to work on my video submission for the contest, I-" 

She pauses when the heavy apartment building door I failed to turn around and hold open for her swings back and slams her tiny body into the frame. 

See? We're all tired of the bullshit- I'm not the bad guy! I can't help but laugh at my own stupid joke- not even bothering to explain when Jena cries just a little harder thinking I was laughing at her.