"JEANETTE" she heard her name once she stepped in to the house. Miss Miller, Brittany, Eleanor and Simon ran to her both relieved and upset. Jeanette's sisters hug her as two police officers approached Miss Miller and one of them says "well, I guess you don't need use anymore" Miss Miller looks at the men and says "oh but still I thank you for coming, and I'm sorry for making you you two waste your time and please have a good night" the officers nod before heading out the door. Miss Miller gives her attention back to her daughter. "Jeanette, why are you home this late?" "Baby, why are you home late? you had me worried" where were you Jean? " "Jeanette young lady, please explain why you weren't home hours ago?" all these questions were coming from her sisters, Simon and Miss Miller who was never upset with Jeanette.
However the broken girl doesn't say anything and she didn't want to talk to anyone and she didn't want to be touched by anyone so, she broke the hug and backed away. "I'll tell you all later" she said but, Miss Miller wasn't taking that as an answer. "Oh no you don't young lady, you're not going anywhere until you tell me where you were after school? I called the police and told them that you were missing. Also I know that you were tutoring someone but, tutorials is no more than an hour so, tell me where you were?" Miss Miller was very upset with Jeanette which was unusual because the girl never gave her problems and she is always setting good examples for here sisters. Jeanette hugs her chest and tells her "I was at the library and I actually got out early but, when I was coming home the the road was under construction and the sidewalks were blocked so, I had to come home in a different path" Jeanette was never good liar but, everyone actually believed her reason for being late. "Oh well next time please call us because we were so worried. By the way, I thought I've said that I don't like that any of you walking home alone, so why didn't you call me?" questioned Miss Miller.
Jeanette was getting tired of all the questions and decides to say "because my phone died" Miss Miller now understood and says "oh alright, I'll have dinner ready even though it's late and we usually eat at six, we can't go to bed with an empty stomach" the elderly woman heads to the kitchen. Eleanor and Brittany watched their adoptive mother leave before they look back at their sister. Jeanette started to walk to the stairs hoping that she wouldn't get anymore questions but- "Jeanette?" she stops on her tracks but doesn't turn around to look at her boyfriend. Simon looks at Brittany and Eleanor like asking if he and Jeanette could be alone. Brittany and Eleanor knew why he was looking at them like that so, they go to the kitchen to see Miss Miller.
Now that the two were alone, Simon grabs Jeanette's hand but, he is surprised that she takes her hand away. "Jean, I know that Miss Miller and you sisters didn't ask you this but, is everything okay?" questioned Simon as he started to notice she wasn't turning around to face him. Jeanette didn't want to speak to anyone, not even her boyfriend. All she wanted was to be alone forever in a place were no life exits. "I'm fine Simon" she whispered but Simon didn't hear her. "What?" he asked before putting placing his hand on her back. This gave chills to Jeanette so, she takes two steps toward before saying "I said I'm fine" but Simon didn't believe her. "Jeanette please look at me and tell me the truth" he said but Jeanette stays still. So many thoughts were on Jeanette's head and she knew that she could break down any second so, to avoid anymore questions, she tells him "I told you I'm fine Simon, now if you'll excuse me I'm going to take a shower" Jeanette felt bad for lying but, she just wanted to be alone as soon as possible. "Oh okay, I'll see you tomorrow at school then, I love you" said Simon expecting her to tell him the same but, was perplexed that she didn't. Simon heads to the kitchen and tells everyone else that he was leaving. Jeanette runs to her and her sisters room and locks it before getting on her knees. She started to grieve as the events from a few hours ago replayed on her mind. She felt like she cheated on Simon but, deep down she knew that it wasn't her fault. She also knew that she had to warn her sisters about the Marley brothers that they could target them next because Jeanette didn't want her sisters to go through the what she went through. "I hate you Henry, I really hate you" she mumbled as she stood up and went to the bathroom not bothering to get her towel from her cabinet. when she got there. she locks the door before undressing herself and getting in the shower.
Meanwhile with the Seville family, Dave was looking every where for Simon. He checked his room, the bathroom and even the basement but his son wasn't in any of those places. Dave heads to the living room where he finds Alvin sitting on the sofa and Theodore sitting on the carpet "Boys have you seen Simon?" asked Dave. "Uh no, have you checked the basement? He's always in there" responded Alvin before turning the volume down go the tv. "No he's not in there, I checked his room, the bathroom and the kitchen but, he's not in any of them" said Dave who now started to worry because if Simon went somewhere, he would always let Dave know where he was going. "Uh wait a minute, I remember that Simon told he had an emergency to go to" said Theodore which concerns Dave even more. "An emergency what emer-" Dave stopped speaking when he hears the door vainglorious closed.
He goes to the hall and sees his son who was confused and worried. "Simon where did you go?" asked Dave. Simon hesitantly tells him "I went to the Millers home to see if Jeanette had arrived" Dave looks at him funny asked "what's wrong Jeanette" and Simon tells him "she, was supposed be at her house hours ago and she's there now but, it took her a long time. Also she was acting strange went she arrived which is worrying me" Dave was stunned by Simon's report and says "oh, she's probably tired and needs to get some rest" however Simon wasn't to sure. He knew something was bothering his girlfriend but, he couldn't tell what. "You're right, maybe she's tired and wanted to get some sleep" responded Simon earning a pat on the shoulder by Dave.
He goes to his room and realizes that his phone was missing and then remembers that he dropped in the toilet. "Oh great, now I'm going to need a new phone" he mumbles before opening his laptop sitting on his desk.
Meanwhile back with Jeanette, she was in the shower sitting on the floor hugging her knees as the water hit the drain. The events from earlier kept coming back in her mind like boomerangs however, there was something else in her mind that she was curious about. "Why was I dreaming of my mom and dad?" she kept asking herself. The pain in her body was slowly going away thanks the rain of water she was now getting but, she was still feeling dizzy. Suddenly she hears someone knocking "Jeanette are you done in there, because I need to brush my teeth" Jeanette gets up and she almost slipped but she manages to stop her self from falling by grabbing the shower curtain. She was lucky that the shower curtain didn't ripped because, her weight was light as a feather. "Um Yeah hold on" she replied before turning off the water. She looked around for her towel but then remembers that she didn't took it with her. "Um Brittany, could you bring me my towel please? it's in my cabinet" she waited for a second before her sister responds "sure give me a minute" then Jeanette hears footsteps going away.
Brittany finds the towel and returns to the door of the bathroom. "Here I have it with me" said Brittany before hearing the door unlock. The door opens and Brittany hands it to her. "Thanks, and you can come in if you want" said Jeanette as she began to dry herself. Brittany enters the bathroom before shutting the door. As Jeanette kept drying herself, she suddenly felt a sting in her right palm. She looks at it a sees a red spot where the syringe pierced her flesh. "Ooouuuch" she groans in pain which gets Brittany's attention. "You alright Jean?" questioned Brittany as she was brushing her teeth. Jeanette let's go of her towel letting it fall to the floor as she hugged her hand. Brittany was starting to worry so, she quickly rinses her mouth before approaching her sister. "Jean what's wrong, please say something" said Brittany as she held her other hand. The pain goes away and Jeanette was finally able to speak. "Yeah I'm fine" she said as she stood up. Brittany gasps when she sees the red spot and says "oh my god, Jean what happened to your hand? questioned Brittany before letting go of her hand and grabbing her other. Jeanette quickly yanks her hand back and says "I tripped on the steps when I came here, oh by the way, please don't touch me again" Brittany was shocked by her sisters harsh response. "Well excuse me for worrying" said Brittany before opening the door. Jeanette felt guilty so she leans against the door closing it and blocking the way out. "I'm sorry Britt, I'm just in a bad mood" said Jeanette before picking up her towel and continued to dry her hair.
Brittany was about to say something back but then, she notices some red marks on Jeanette's breasts and below her belly button. "What the hell?" she whispers and Jeanette heard her before she follows her gaze. Suddenly Jeanette hugs her chest and turns around nervously but, when she did that, Brittany notices some other marks below her sisters waist. But these marks were red hand marks. Jeanette was about to wrap her towel around her body but, Brittany stops her. "Jeanette, I know that I'm not suppose to get between you and Simon's relationship but, did he do this to you?" questioned Brittany in a concerned tone. Jeanette instantly shakes her head and says "what, no, I mean maybe I mean-" Jeanette knew that Simon wasn't the one who gave her those marks but, she wanted say that it was him because if she said that it was her now ex best friend who gave her the marks, Brittany would probably murder him for touching her sister. Also Jeanette thought that it was best to tell Brittany and Eleanor later, about the danger that surrounds. Brittany was about to get angry because her sister was acting like she didn't know.
"Jean, I'm your sister and I love you so please tell me the fucking truth" uttered Brittany between her teeth. Jeanette knew that she might regret telling her this lie. "It was Simon, we were kissing and-" Brittany cuts her off "wait don't tell, i think I know what you two did" said Brittany before giving her a naughty smile. "Dang, Jeanette I didn't think you would be the first to give your self to Simon, and I always thought that you two would wait until y'all get married" said Brittany before bursting in to laughter. Jeanette felt like breaking down but, she tries her best to not cry. She started to feel guilty for saying that Simon was the one who did that to her. Jeanette turns around and says "well, I have to go get dressed now"" she wraps her towel around her body and opens the door. "Wait, when and where did you two did it?" asked Brittany who was starting to enjoy this kind of talk with her sister. Jeanette felt annoyed that Brittany wouldn't leave her alone. "Ugh last night when, Miss Miller, you and Eleanor were asleep, I went to his house and you know what happened next" she lied.
Brittany giggles and tells her "well, good for you Jean, but Alvin and I still haven't done it because we decided that our first time would be this summer at the "Bucky"beach (I made up that name up) during the night when there's no people around" Jeanette was uninterested of knowing about Brittany's private life with Alvin so she tells her "oh okay, well I got to go change" she runs to her room leaving Brittany with more of her own questions.
Jeanette got to their room and got dressed before laying down on her bed crying. "What am I going to tell my sisters? I know I have to tell them but, what if they don't see me the same anymore? What if I disgust them? What if they won't love me anymore? What if Miss Miller kicks me out? Or worse, What if Simon doesn't love me anymore? He will probably dump me once I tell him that I was-" the word even made Jeanette feel nauseous. A lot of questions were on her mind and she knows that she has to tell someone sonner or later because if she doesn't, her sisters would be targeted next. "Why me?" She asked.
To be continued