" okay I'm done with her hair.. how'd I do? " I asked looking at Stephanie and Diana.

" you did good! " Stephanie said.

" yes, I see you! " diana said and I smiled.

" thank you " I said and pulled out my phone and went to the camera.

I put it in front of nyla and she smiled.

" aww so you like it too! " I said tickling her and she started laughing.

( this is her hair - imagine it longer )



It didn't take that long and we took a break to eat ice cream earlier so that took off a few minutes.

Time for Serenity.

" can you sit right there? " I asked Nyla softly and she moved to the side of me and I picked Serenity up and brought her closer to me.

" I hope this doesn't hurt " I said seeing as her hair was now dry.

<>

I finished her hair and she fell asleep mid way through it which was a little hard but I did it.

( her hair )



I got up and readjusted her so that she looked and was comfortable.

" they need bonnets right? " I asked and went to grab my phone off the table.



" your honor that's not what happened " my client said from beside me standing up.

" counselor control your client " the judge said and i quickly stood up.

" please " I whispered and he sat back down.

I then sat back down and started to zone out.

What am I even doing here.. I'm not in the right head space.

" Ms.Raines! " the judge said and i quickly snapped out of it and looked at her before standing up.

" I apologize your honor " I said and she sighed.

" I'm calling a recess " she said and banged the gavel.

Everybody started getting up and I took in a deep breath.

" counselors approach the bench " she said and I looked at the other lawyer and he gave me a look before we both walked up to her.

" is everything okay with you? " she asked.

" yes your honor " I said back.

" are you sure? because if i need to get another lawyer I will " she said coldly.

" I'm fine, you don't need to do that " I said and she dismissed us.

I ran my hands through my hair and shook off what I was feeling.

I'll talk to him about it later.

I sat back in the chair while everyone else was gone and began looking at my notes.

We've been here for like a hour and i'm defending one of my father's guards for murder.

The thing about me is I can fight, kill and survive when it's needed but all that torturing shit that the rest of them do is something I don't do.

< JAMIE'S POV >

" Jamie what's the answer? " the teacher asked and I shrugged my shoulders.

" we just went over the answer " he said and I scoffed.

" so if you already know the answer why are you asking me? " i asked coldly.

" because that goes to say you weren't paying attention " he said.

" honestly nobody cares " I said in a bored tone.

" that's it- you can leave " he said and I got up and grabbed my backpack and notebook.

" gladly " I said and walked out.

I have two more classes and they aren't important so why not ditch.

I texted the Groupchat and told them to meet me by my car and with that I started walking towards the exit.

I'm thinking we can go to get some food, then go to the mall to meet some girls, then spend some time at one of their house.

When I got outside and to my car I quickly pulled out of the parking lot and pulled to the front of the school doors.

About a minute later the guys came running out and quickly got in the car.

" let's go get something to eat " Cole said.

" that was the plan anyway, where to? " I asked and drove off the campus.

" chik-fil-a " Bryson said and the rest of them started to agree.

" is everything okay man? " Alvin asked.

" yep, everything's just fine " I said and turned the radio up.



As I was in the kitchen drinking a smoothie I thought on my decisions and I know I've been thinking for a while but I can't necessarily help it.

I'm going to call a family meeting tonight and i don't know if I'd be able to persuade Janessa into it.

I'm going to come clean about everything.

My phone rang and I quickly looked to see it was Bethany.

She's someone I've been seeing for a year now.

I quickly answered it and before I could speak she did.

" I know I was supposed to call but I've been busy here in North Macedonia, I'll be back in a few days " she said.

" oh it's fine, I've been dealing with family drama so it's kind of a good thing you're away " I said and drunk more of my smoothie.

" family drama? Is everything okay? " she asked.

" it will be I hope " I said and heard a horn honk.

" HERE I COME! " I heard her yell.

" honey I have to go as i'm sure you heard, i'll text you later "

" okay bye " I said and hung up.

I looked at the entrance of the kitchen and it revealed Nathan.

He ignored me and went to the refrigerator.

" Nathan I'll explain everything so there will be a family meeting later tonight at 6. " I said and heard the refrigerator close.

" Nathan " I said and he walked out.

Yeah I deserve that.



28..

29..

30..

I finished my sit-ups and wiped the sweat off my face.

I did 30 sit ups, 30 push ups, 30 russian twists, 30 squats, 30 planks, a minute long high knee, and 30 second mountain climbs.

Although it wasn't the best idea because now I'm in pain.

I haven't exercised in a few days so I figured it was needed.

But what I found out was that it'd take us a day to get to Brussels.

" here " Stephanie said handing me a ice pack, water and pills.

" thanks " I said grabbing it from her.

I looked at the girls who were of course sleeping and i quickly took my medicine.

" I need to go see Sarah before they wake up " I said slowly standing up and winced.

" I think you seem to forget that you have broken ribs " diana said.

" which is stupid of you to say because you know I've been through way worse " I said and grabbed my keys.

" I'll be back in about a hour " I said and walked out the door.

I guess I'll try to bond with Sarah's family during this hour- they better not disappoint.

But honestly I've been leaving a little too much today and yesterday. So once I come back i'm not leaving anymore until tomorrow.

I texted Sarah that I was on the way and walked to my car.

< SARAH'S POV >

Janessa❤️‍🔥: I'm on the way

Me: Okay, let me know when you get outside.

I sat my phone down and there was a knock at my door.

" WHO IS IT? " I yelled.

" the woman that went through 40 hours of labor with you! " my mom yelled back and i quickly got up and unlocked my door.

" yes mom? " I said and sat back down.

" how are you feeling? " she asked.

" I'm fine " I said although I wasn't.

" no you're not, you're not a hard person to read " she said seriously.

" mom I'm fine- really " I said giving her a smile.

" You can talk to me about anything and anyone.. I won't judge you, I love you and believe it or not I was in your shoes " she said kissing my forehead and started walking out.

Yeah but do you really understand..

I cleared my throat and got on my phone.

< some time later >

As I was watching youtube on my phone Janessa texted.

Janessa❤️‍🔥: I'm outside, let me in.

I got up and quickly went downstairs.

I opened the door and saw Janessa on her phone.

" that is the most cliche stance ever " I said and she looked at me confused before walking in the house.

" do you want anything to drink or something? " I asked and she shook her head no.

" well we can go to my room " I said and we started walking to the stairs.



" nice room " I said as we walked in.

" thanks " she said and I sat down on the chair.

< this her room >



" are you feeling okay? " I asked and I didn't mean for it to come out so harshly.

" yes " she said and I looked into her eyes which made her look away.

" you're lying " I said.

" I will be " she said and i nodded.

" what do you think will make you happy? " I asked her.

" I feel suffocated.. so getting away for a little bit and I would but I'm still in school and i don't want it to mess anything up " she said.

" how about you come to Belgium with me? " I asked and she looked at me confused.

" when and why? " she asked.

" it can be like cousin bonding time and in about two days " I said.

" how long will we be there? " she asked grabbing her phone.

" a few days, not too long " I said and she nodded.

" I'll go " she said and I gave her a smile.

" can we invite jazmine? her and Matthew are going through it and she could bring Arianna since you have a child " she said.

" they didn't tell you about nyla? " I asked and she looked confused.

" who's they? and who's nyla? " she asked.

" you'll see when we leave and sure they can come " I said and she nodded and started texting on her phone.

Please don't let this be a mistake. ________________________________ A/N:

Chapter outtttt .

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope all is well.

I just cleaned my room so I felt kind of productive!

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