Janet immigrated to the US from Haiti at age 15 with her younger brother Kervens to live with their mother. Kervens started hanging out with the wrong crowd and doing drugs instead of focusing on school. Janet struggled to adapt to her new school where she didn't speak English and was bullied. Her mother's boyfriend Bob and Kervens got into a violent fight in the home after Kervens disrespected his mother and Bob.

2.  when Janet first came to America
from Haiti. She was 15 years
old, when you came along with her
little brother kervens who was only
13 years old. Her mother was
already in the USA .She had
immigrated two years earlier, and
now lives in Miami. The idea to
come to the USA was exciting for
Janet Not only had she missed her
mother she also wanted to know
what America was really looking
like. she couldn’t help to imagine a
new life will start from now on.
Since the United States is one of
the richest country in the
world, and it is also good for
education. she always thought of
coming here one day

3.  She was a short lady. She
was a hard working woman ,
now living on disability She
had a crippled leg with
Janet and her brother's
name tattooed on it. When
the kids was in Haiti she
called them to inform them
that she got into a car
accident in Miami while she
was on her way to work. She
also sent them a picture of
her foot with those names
tattooed on it. She said the
reason why she tattooed
their names on her leg it's
because they are the ones
who she's working for

4.  Kervens is Janet
brother he started
hanging out with
the wrong crowd
and peer pressure
cause him to start
smoking marijuana
instead of focusing
in school and get his
education. He don’t
listen to no one not
even his step dad
Bob.

5.  He’s the mom
boyfriend, Janet and Bob
didn't get along well. There
were some stuffs she didn't
like about him.
 He acted like he was her
father. When she’s in the
bathroom taking a shower, he
would get inside without her
permission to shave.
 She didn't know his roll in the
house because he did not
sleep in the house. She only
saw him once in a while. But
mom said he helped
contribute in her and her
brother's arrival and we
should show him some
respect.

6.  first thing in the morning, mom got us enroll into a school.
My brother kervens went to middle school and I was in a
public high school in the neighborhood .School was like
learning to talk again because I didn't speak English. In
class whatever the teacher did or say during the course
went black to me. I didn't catch anything. It was not easy
for me to make new friends either.
 Every morning I left home to school with anxiety
wandering why any student in my class didn’t approach me
to make friends. Is that because I don't speak their
language? I would always ask myself all the time.
 I remember one day I woke up early in the morning at
dawn. That day, I left home to school early, without even
taking breakfast. I just took a quick shower, brushed my
teeth and got ready for school. I was wearing a red T-shirt
with a turtle neck, a blue jumper with some white
sneakers.

7.  I had two braids on each side on my head. When I do my hair like
that my brother usually say that they look like I have two horns.
 I was sitting alone at the school yard. I was the first one to
arrive at the school. After me was the security guard of the
school. He told me something in a smile. I didn't understand but I
pretended I enjoyed what he was saying, then I smiled back at
him, and he left.
 I just stayed in a corner all by myself freezing.
 “I should have brought my jacket; I told myself, is that's what the
security man was trying to tell me?"
 Later on, a group of four girls passed right in front of me. One of
them said something and the whole group started laughing. Little
by little more people started coming to fill the school yard. Some
kids sat on their back packs and some talked with their friends. I
saw the same group of girls making a line to go eat in the
cafeteria and they were still laughing. One of the girls even had
tears coming out her eyes while laughing and she's wiping it
away, I wondered if I look that funny. I didn’t go anywhere I stay
in the same place looking around while the kids were interacting
with their friends.

8.  A moment later, the group of four girls came again and
approached me.
 "Zoë girl, did you got off the boat ?" they shouted .
 Then they laughed out loud
 I only understood boat and I thought they said something wrong
about it because they kept on laughing at me.
 Your momma, “I said .
 One of the girls got furious she was all in my face pointing at me
.I could feel some drops of spit on my nose.
 " Take your toothbrush of my face" I said in creole while my legs
are trembling under my blue jumper , I was thinking how to
translate
 what I said in creole. Then something came to my mind .
 With my left hand I cover my nose and I throw my right hand
from side to side like I smell something bad.
 The girls understand my gesture they all cried .
 "Oooohh! Zoegirl is fresh

9.  "David the football
player, the
irresistible one, the
most popular boy in
school, the one all
the girls have a
crush on." He was
tall with dark skin
complexion, wavy
hair, hazel eyes and
muscular built.
 Janet’s boyfriend.

10.  With the time, mom and I got used with the late comings of Kervens in
the house. There was nothing we could do to stop him from doing
whatever he wanted to do in the house. Not even Bob since he was not
his biological father, there was not much that he can do. One early
morning, I remember the time 9 Oclock in the morning. It was a peaceful
day, I curled up on the sofa eating a banana while watching one of my
favorite show on TV. Kervens came sat next to me and changed the
channel to B. E.T. I gently asked him to put it back on, but he ignored
me. He pulled out a box of newports from his back pocket and started
smoking cigarette in the house in front of mom and Bob. Mom got on her
knees and begged him to stop while saying.
 " Kervens Don't do it, please! It's not good for your lungs.
 My brother didn't pronounce not one word to mom. The more she begged
him to stop, the more he continued blowing smoke on the air. Bob was
there observing the situation the entire time. He got up and said firmly.
 "Look, I'm getting tired of your behavior in this house, How dare you
treat you mother this way? can't you realized that she's suffering."
 Bob was in a different mood. Which meant he could do anything without
control.
 " You're not my dad." kervens said.

11.  Bob grabbed the remote from Kervens, he then turned off the TV and
said nicely.
 " It's like if I was! Now go outside and finish doing what you're doing.
When you're done you can come back."
 Kervens quickly got up in Bob's face and said.
 " They call me God father! I'm not scare of anyone including you," he said
while pointing to Bob face.
 With insolence, Kervens took his last blow on Bob's face and snatched
the control away from him to put the TV back on again.
 Bob looked furious, I've never seen that side of him before. Mom tried to
calm Bob down to leave everything the way it is, but Bob didn't pay
attention to any of that . He stood in front of Kervens staring at him with
an angry face while my brother continued watching TV. Unexpectedly Bob
made the decission to unplug the TV while Kervens was watching
contently. Kervens got angry at Bob, he dropped himself on Bob and
started fighting him. I tried to stop Kervens from fighting Bob by
smashing the banana I was eating all over his head. But all that was in
vain. Kervens locked Bob's head under his armpit. Bob fought teeth and
nails to try to get his head out but he couldn't. Mom and I started
screaming while saying
 " Kervens stop, you're going to kill him stop!"

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