LaWanda:THE BOOK OF HOPE

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Janelle POV...

Jennifer: Janelle!

Me:What!?

She pops her head into my room before walking completely in and belly flopping on my bed I just stare at her waiting for her to speak.

Jennifer:I'm so tired...

Me:Track practice? I don't even know why you do it, you hate running...

Jennifer:*smacks lips*You know why, the same reason you stay in the basement fighting, to please dad. His eldest is known as Harriet Tubman his second oldest is a beloved hot head and I'm just known as Garfield Queen...

Me:For one I'm the rejected Pierce child and you know it, mom wants me to go relax on the violence and up it on the science and dad wants me to stay in sports and books. All you gotta do is look pretty while sweating.

Jennifer:I wish we could trade places. We just couldn't be identical.

Me:God knew what he was doing *laughs* come on before we're yelled at.

Jennifer:You mean you're yelled at.

I put my phone in my pocket and grab my book bag before we race down the stairs but stop once we see mom. I cheese while Jen smiles.

Mom:Now you know better, hurry up before you're late your dad's in the car Jan. Jen, Anissa is still in her room.

I nod and jog to the door and rush to my dad's car, we pull off automatically, I have to ride with dad since I've came too late too many times let my dad tell it.

Dad:Have you finished that book yet?Sisters of isis?

Me:Finished it last night. I'm waiting on the second one now...

Dad:Good, I'm glad you're staying out of trouble.

Me:What I was doing was not considered trouble dad just mere inconveniences for the police...

Dad:Janelle...

Me:What?

Dad:You've managed to get hundreds of balloons in Henderson's office and super glue everything shut, and that was last month...

Me:He needed a new desk anyway I was doing him a favor...

Dad:How's training?

Me:It's decent, I can be better...

Dad:And Kahlil? The track team?

Me:He's okay? And so are the others.

Dad:What's with the tone?

Me:Why you worried about Khalil?

Dad:No reason, it's just you two are always around each other...

Me:We ain't doing anything dad, you know we don't see each other that way. I promise.

Dad:You sure? So Kahlil won't miss you from being the manger?

Me:Me and Khalil are best friends, and that's Jennifer's lil crush. I'm good on him.

Dad:Oh really?

Me:Yup... Do you ask Jen and Anissa about their love lives or is it just me?

Dad:I mean we don't have to, they tell us things to atleast try to keep us in the loop, probably too much but you on the other hand...

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