BRIZO | 𝐉𝐉 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤

ELEVEN

*A/N:  (we now have our faceclaim - Diana Silvers - but i'm not going to delete this, these were the good ol' days) hello!! i used piccrew to make this little cute avatar of what i imagine Brizo looks like since i haven't found any actress that i like for her lmao  i even added some band-aids that she probably would have becasue she sure got into a fight! lol anyway that's it, i hope you enjoy the chapter!!!  - all credits to the creator of this image, its name it's on the upper right corner!!* 

CHAPTER ELEVEN - LITTLE MENTAL POLAROIDS

"And we were right outside like this" JJ pulled up to the brick wall of the Routledges' porch. A rooster crowed in the background as he explained Kie and Pope what happened at Ms Lana's. Pope was sitting on the couch while Kie was sitting in a chair in front of him, John B behind her leaning on the back of the chair. Brizo was sitting in an old armchair right on the other side of the porch. She was almost next to JJ and she sighed as she watched how he narrated the story way too dramatically. Such a drama queen. She thought. 

Although she did understand him. When they were younger, they used to go to a playground that was near their houses. Brizo and John B would wait for JJ and when the boy arrived, he would always have little cuts on his lips or bruises on his face. One day, Brizo asked him about them and he just shrugged and told the twins he was very clumsy and fell a lot. However, Brizo had never seen him trip or fall so she didn't believe him. As they grew older, the cuts and bruises got worse and rumors about JJ's dad started to go around. Everyone knew Luke was an alcoholic and some people even said they saw him buying hard drugs so it wouldn't surprise Brizo if he also abused his son. JJ started sleeping at their house two years ago, when one night he knocked on their door and started to cry. That was the first time the twins saw him cry. It was also the last time. Big John, the twin's father, welcomed JJ in their house as if he was his son - he took care of him and let him stay whenever he wanted. That's why from time to time he would still stay with the twins and sleep on the pull out that was now like his official bed. 

Brizo remember JJ being scared at Ms Lana's house. She supposed the screamings and shattered glasses reminded him of his house. She thought about how he whispered to himself "don't listen", as if it was something he did everyday. 

She had talked about this with John B, but neither of them had the guts to actually ask his friend about it. 

"And all we hear is just, bam! bam! bam!" JJ said, punching the air everytime a bam left his mouth,"Knocking paint off the wall, G! From the inside!" He was still on edge, it was obvious. "All right? And I'm just looking at them, like- wait, first off, look at this shit" He walked up to where Kie and Pope were and bend down to shake his hair with his hands. White flakes falling off his head while Kie and Pope made a disgusted face. Brizo chuckled at their faces. 

"That's dandruff, disgusting..." Kie muttered trying to move a little further from JJ. 

"It is not dandruff, Kie" Brizo said from across the porch.

"Okay, thank you" Pope also tried to move so none of the white flakes landed on him. 

JJ stood up straight again and pointed to the floor. 

"Look at all that. All right? That's paint" He made his way back to where he had been standing all along. He pressed his back again against the brick wall. He took out his vaper and took a deep breath."At that point, I was just, like...I'm waiting for death" 

Kiara and Pope gave Brizo a quick look. Did it really happen like that?  They seemed to ask. Brizo smiled and mouthed I'll explain again later.