Title: Revenge
Part: 3
Author: Chantal aka Mala Website: http://my-dc.cjb.net
Rating: M
Spoilers: None
Summary: Jen has finally succeeded in leaving her parent's apartment. But will her parent's have the final revenge?
Category: Jen/Drue
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. Author's Note: Please R&R
The next morning, Jen sat slumped at the kitchen table. Her father was ranting on and on but she was barely hearing a word he was saying.
At the corner of her eye she could see her mother staring out of the kitchen window. She hadn't said a word.
"This is the final straw young lady," Mr Lindley said as he leaned into Jen's face. "You are out of here."
Mrs Lindley flinched and Jen felt a small sense of accomplishment at those words. That was just what she wanted.
"Where will I go?" she asked smartly.
"Don't act all smug, Jennifer. Once I've teed it all up, I'll let you know," Mr Lindley said evenly. "In the meantime, you're grounded. Get to your room. I don't want to see your face."
Jen pushed the chair back and it scratched loudly against the expensively tiled floor. She looked up at her father in time to see his hand slap sharply against her cheek.
A small cry escaped her lips as her head flew back.
"Don't touch me again," Jen said tightly as a tear came to her eye.
Jen glanced at her mother and while Mrs Lindley looked horrified, she didn't say a word.
She turned on her heel and stalked out of the kitchen. She had no intention of going to her room. She wanted to see Veronica, her best friend.
Mrs Lindley jumped as she heard the front door slam.
Mr Lindley looked ready to kill but instead of going after Jen, he picked up the phone.
~*~
"You used Drue to get out of your parent's apartment?" Veronica asked incredulously.
Jen nodded proudly.
"Why couldn't you just leave?" she asked.
Jen looked at Veronica as if she were stupid.
"Because then I would have nothing. Now they're going to get me a room on campus. It's perfect," Jen explained.
"Poor Drue," Veronica said, knowing the torch he carried for Jen. "How is he?"
"I haven't spoken to him. He won't call for a while. My dad will kill him if he sees him," Jen said.
"Jenny, I love you but that was cruel. Drue is your best friend. He cares about you so much," Veronica said.
"I know but now we can see each other more often. He can't come to the apartment anyway. My father has always hated him," Jen said.
"When will you find out about the room on campus?" Veronica asked.
"Soon I hope. I can't take it much longer," Jen answered.
Jen looked up at the clock on Veronica's living room wall.
"I should get home. I'm grounded," Jen said.
Veronica shook her head with amusement. She couldn't believe the things this girl got away with.
"If you see Drue, tell him I'll call him as soon as I'm settled on campus," Jen said.
"Okay, catch ya," Veronica called as Jen slammed out of the apartment.
~*~
Jen entered the apartment to find it eerily quiet. She could hear the faint sounds of cutlery on china.
As she walked quietly past the kitchen, her father called out to her.
"What?" she asked sullenly.
"Sit down, Jennifer," her father said. "We have news."
Jen's heart leaped. This was it. She was finally out of here.
"I've made a few phone calls and I've found the best option," her father began.
"Lay it on me," Jen said.
"If you remember, we used to take you on holidays to a town called Capeside where your Grams & Gramps live," her father began.
Jen nodded slowly, not knowing why he was bringing this up.
"I called her this morning. Your grandfather is very ill. It doesn't look like he's going to make it much longer," her father went on.
"Oh," Jen said.
She glanced at her mother although she knew Mrs Lindley had never been that close to her parents.
"She needs someone to help her take care of him. He can't be alone in case he hurts himself. So I have told Evelyn that you will live with her and help her take care of him," Mr Lindley concluded.
"What?" Jen blew up. "I'm not living in a dinky country town with a couple of old people. I'm not looking after an old person who's dying!"
Mrs Lindley flinched and Jen almost regretted saying that.
"Jennifer, the decision has been made. You leave tomorrow," Mr Lindley said.
"I'm not going," Jen repeated as she shot out of the chair. "You can't make me."
Mr Lindley stood up and faced his belligerent daughter.
"You will do as I say or the New York police will find out about the cocaine in Drue Valentine's bedroom. They will also find out about Jeremy who slept with a 15 year old girl," he threatened.
Jen was shaking with rage, but what could she do. She didn't care about Jeremy but she did care about Drue. She couldn't let him get into trouble.
"Fine," she retorted. "But you'll never see me again."
She turned on her heel and stalked out of the room.
~*~
"Tell Drue I love him," Jen begged. "Tell him I'm sorry."
"I will," Veronica promised.
"Take care of him for me. Don't let him get into any trouble," Jen said, tears appearing in her eyes.
"Of course I will. Oh Jenny I'll miss you," Veronica cried.
The two girls embraced then were interrupted by Jen's father.
"Let's go Jennifer," he said.
He gently pulled Jen away from Veronica. Jen swiped at him so he let her go.
"Bye sweetie. Call me as soon as you can," Veronica said.
She stood back as she watched Jen follow her parents.
Jen stood in front of them but refused to look them in the eye.
"You don't realise it now, but we're doing the best thing for you Jennifer. Evelyn will straighten you out. Then you can come home," Mr Lindley said.
"I don't want to see you again," Jen seethed. "Don't call me, ever."
Mrs Lindley began to cry. Jen turned away and climbed in the front seat of the taxi.
"Straight to Capeside with no stops," Mr Lindley said through the open window. "When I call Evelyn tonight, you better be there or Drue goes to jail."
"I hate you!" Jen screamed.
Mr Lindley stepped back and put his arm around his wife. They watched as the taxi reversed out of the driveway.
Jen stared out of the window at her best friend. She didn't want to look at her parents. She couldn't. She would never forgive them for what they were doing.
She blew Veronica a kiss and watched until her home was a speck in the distance.
Jen settled back in the seat and put her Walkman on. As she drifted off to sleep, she wondered what Capeside would be like.
She was about to start her new life.
Wild Jennifer Lindley in a tiny country town. Poor Capeside was in for it.
Part: 3
Author: Chantal aka Mala Website: http://my-dc.cjb.net
Rating: M
Spoilers: None
Summary: Jen has finally succeeded in leaving her parent's apartment. But will her parent's have the final revenge?
Category: Jen/Drue
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. Author's Note: Please R&R
The next morning, Jen sat slumped at the kitchen table. Her father was ranting on and on but she was barely hearing a word he was saying.
At the corner of her eye she could see her mother staring out of the kitchen window. She hadn't said a word.
"This is the final straw young lady," Mr Lindley said as he leaned into Jen's face. "You are out of here."
Mrs Lindley flinched and Jen felt a small sense of accomplishment at those words. That was just what she wanted.
"Where will I go?" she asked smartly.
"Don't act all smug, Jennifer. Once I've teed it all up, I'll let you know," Mr Lindley said evenly. "In the meantime, you're grounded. Get to your room. I don't want to see your face."
Jen pushed the chair back and it scratched loudly against the expensively tiled floor. She looked up at her father in time to see his hand slap sharply against her cheek.
A small cry escaped her lips as her head flew back.
"Don't touch me again," Jen said tightly as a tear came to her eye.
Jen glanced at her mother and while Mrs Lindley looked horrified, she didn't say a word.
She turned on her heel and stalked out of the kitchen. She had no intention of going to her room. She wanted to see Veronica, her best friend.
Mrs Lindley jumped as she heard the front door slam.
Mr Lindley looked ready to kill but instead of going after Jen, he picked up the phone.
~*~
"You used Drue to get out of your parent's apartment?" Veronica asked incredulously.
Jen nodded proudly.
"Why couldn't you just leave?" she asked.
Jen looked at Veronica as if she were stupid.
"Because then I would have nothing. Now they're going to get me a room on campus. It's perfect," Jen explained.
"Poor Drue," Veronica said, knowing the torch he carried for Jen. "How is he?"
"I haven't spoken to him. He won't call for a while. My dad will kill him if he sees him," Jen said.
"Jenny, I love you but that was cruel. Drue is your best friend. He cares about you so much," Veronica said.
"I know but now we can see each other more often. He can't come to the apartment anyway. My father has always hated him," Jen said.
"When will you find out about the room on campus?" Veronica asked.
"Soon I hope. I can't take it much longer," Jen answered.
Jen looked up at the clock on Veronica's living room wall.
"I should get home. I'm grounded," Jen said.
Veronica shook her head with amusement. She couldn't believe the things this girl got away with.
"If you see Drue, tell him I'll call him as soon as I'm settled on campus," Jen said.
"Okay, catch ya," Veronica called as Jen slammed out of the apartment.
~*~
Jen entered the apartment to find it eerily quiet. She could hear the faint sounds of cutlery on china.
As she walked quietly past the kitchen, her father called out to her.
"What?" she asked sullenly.
"Sit down, Jennifer," her father said. "We have news."
Jen's heart leaped. This was it. She was finally out of here.
"I've made a few phone calls and I've found the best option," her father began.
"Lay it on me," Jen said.
"If you remember, we used to take you on holidays to a town called Capeside where your Grams & Gramps live," her father began.
Jen nodded slowly, not knowing why he was bringing this up.
"I called her this morning. Your grandfather is very ill. It doesn't look like he's going to make it much longer," her father went on.
"Oh," Jen said.
She glanced at her mother although she knew Mrs Lindley had never been that close to her parents.
"She needs someone to help her take care of him. He can't be alone in case he hurts himself. So I have told Evelyn that you will live with her and help her take care of him," Mr Lindley concluded.
"What?" Jen blew up. "I'm not living in a dinky country town with a couple of old people. I'm not looking after an old person who's dying!"
Mrs Lindley flinched and Jen almost regretted saying that.
"Jennifer, the decision has been made. You leave tomorrow," Mr Lindley said.
"I'm not going," Jen repeated as she shot out of the chair. "You can't make me."
Mr Lindley stood up and faced his belligerent daughter.
"You will do as I say or the New York police will find out about the cocaine in Drue Valentine's bedroom. They will also find out about Jeremy who slept with a 15 year old girl," he threatened.
Jen was shaking with rage, but what could she do. She didn't care about Jeremy but she did care about Drue. She couldn't let him get into trouble.
"Fine," she retorted. "But you'll never see me again."
She turned on her heel and stalked out of the room.
~*~
"Tell Drue I love him," Jen begged. "Tell him I'm sorry."
"I will," Veronica promised.
"Take care of him for me. Don't let him get into any trouble," Jen said, tears appearing in her eyes.
"Of course I will. Oh Jenny I'll miss you," Veronica cried.
The two girls embraced then were interrupted by Jen's father.
"Let's go Jennifer," he said.
He gently pulled Jen away from Veronica. Jen swiped at him so he let her go.
"Bye sweetie. Call me as soon as you can," Veronica said.
She stood back as she watched Jen follow her parents.
Jen stood in front of them but refused to look them in the eye.
"You don't realise it now, but we're doing the best thing for you Jennifer. Evelyn will straighten you out. Then you can come home," Mr Lindley said.
"I don't want to see you again," Jen seethed. "Don't call me, ever."
Mrs Lindley began to cry. Jen turned away and climbed in the front seat of the taxi.
"Straight to Capeside with no stops," Mr Lindley said through the open window. "When I call Evelyn tonight, you better be there or Drue goes to jail."
"I hate you!" Jen screamed.
Mr Lindley stepped back and put his arm around his wife. They watched as the taxi reversed out of the driveway.
Jen stared out of the window at her best friend. She didn't want to look at her parents. She couldn't. She would never forgive them for what they were doing.
She blew Veronica a kiss and watched until her home was a speck in the distance.
Jen settled back in the seat and put her Walkman on. As she drifted off to sleep, she wondered what Capeside would be like.
She was about to start her new life.
Wild Jennifer Lindley in a tiny country town. Poor Capeside was in for it.