Black Lightning

THE BOOK OF THUNDER

Janelle POV...

I wake up to someone knocking on the door I sit up and yawn, Lala moaning quietly from behind me I answer the person at the door.

Me:Yeah?

Dad:Hey sleepy head is everything okay?

Me:Yeah, just crashed later than expected, I'll be down in 20 minutes I gotta get ready.

Dad:Alright babygirl.

I get up and Lala sits up and rubs his head and I sigh and fold my arms. He looks at me and chuckles.

Lala:Why you looking at me like that?

Me:Because I didn't have plans on sleeping with you, nor letting you spend the night you gotta go before my dad realizes your here. He's already sniffing around I'm the rooster of the family waking up at the ass crack of dawn.

Lala:*scoffs* don't I know it. Alright I'll head out the window. I'll see you later.

Me:No you won't Latavious, unless you get some more faces or something else happens I don't want to see you. I haven't forgiven you.

I see the anger in his eyes but he nods and grabs his clothes slipping them on and walking to me and kissing me again before grabbing his gun, keys and phone from the desk and leaves out of the window. I sigh and go to the bathroom take care of everything and walk down stairs seeing my family all looking at me. I grab a granola bar and a bottle of water. I see everyone looking at me, I feel my anger rise and the lights flicker.

Me:Why are you staring at me like that?

Jennifer:Are those hickies?!

I make the lights blow but I guess dad makes them light back up and he's standing up and already infront of me, he lifts my neck, and frowns before looking at me his eyes widing. Are my eyes purple? I blink and move my face away.

Dad:Go upstairs Janelle.

Me:Da-

Dad:Now!

He's never yelled at me before. I look down and rush back into my room. I look in my mirror and see one bruise fading away. I thought by the time I woke up they'd be gone. I guess he bust blood vessels each time for them to still be there. I'm going to die.

I hear the door open and slam shut. Lord please help me out. I look at my dad through the mirror and he makes the spin around motion. I slowly turn around and he stands with his hands folded.

Dad:Have something you want to tell me?

I look down at my nails and shake my head.

Dad:Janelle. Look at me.

Me:I can't...

Dad:And why not?

Me:Because if I do everything is going to go wrong.

I walk over to my desk and sit down my dad frowns and sits on my bed across from me. He sighs and looks at me.

Dad:Baby, did someone hurt you? Touch you?

Me:No dad.

Dad:So why are you covered in hickies! Are you sexually active? I thought you weren't interested in anyone! I thought we talked about this?

Me:We did-

Dad:Then what are you hiding!?

Me:Nothing! Alright? I stayed with Khalil and he had a break down and next thing I know is he's on top of me and we're kissing. But I stopped us before he would get the wrong idea.