Rebirth in America

Janis has already thought about Jenny’s question. She had been preparing for this day, encountered many obstacles, and finally found a way to overcome them.

Janis looked into the distance and said with a smile: "No need for so much! I have been saving for a year, and I will save 100 US dollars in one week. Then I will quit my job and go to Houston to watch the concert."

Such an answer surprised Jenny: "100 US dollars? Doesn't that mean you can't spend money on food and accommodation? That's not good!"

"Okay! I plan to work all the way there, and when I get there, I'll work and make money back."

"Oh, that's it, that's okay!"

Not long after their conversation, Jenny came crying and asked Janis to borrow money: "I, my father is ill and hospitalized, and I will continue to pay 100 US dollars. Yes, can you borrow your money for use? I will pay it back in a few days. You really!"

Janis hesitated at first, but she quickly agreed: "Okay, you can use this money to save lives first. But you must pay me back within seven days! I can't miss Alex's concert." !”

"no problem!"

Jenny took the money and ran away. She was so panicked that she almost tripped over a stone on the roadside.

Watching the other person's retreating figure, Janis was a little worried about Jenny's father, fearing that something bad would happen to him.

The next day, Jenny didn't come to work. The same happened on the third day. On the fourth day, Janis couldn't bear it anymore. She asked her boss and found out that Janis had resigned and left.

"Eh? Don't you know, Jenny said she was going to Houston to watch a concert, so she resigned a long time ago!"

"A concert?"

After listening to this, Janis felt dizzy, as if a bucket of cold water was poured from head to toe. My whole body felt cold and cold, as if I had fallen into an ice cave all of a sudden.

"Then, then her father..."

"Jenny's father? Her father has been gone for a long time. It is said that he was killed in a car accident. Oh, poor child."

Pitiful? She is pitiful, so who will take pity on me?

Janis was so angry that he wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh or cry. She knew that she had been tricked and deceived.

What's deplorable is that I was deceived by someone who loves Carpenter's music.

She wanted to settle a score with Jenny, but she didn't know where she lived. She only got the address after asking the old boss.

He ran over angrily, only to find that the other party had already left. As for asking Jenny’s family to pay back the money, she didn’t know Jenny’s family and she didn’t have an IOU or anything like that.

What to do! What to do!

Janis felt that the sky suddenly darkened, and life suddenly lost its meaning.

She walked home like a zombie, feeling uninterested in anything she did. Even if she continued to save money, she wouldn't be able to see the concert. After all, Alex couldn't tour every day.

This was the opportunity of a lifetime, but it was cheated away like this.

She hates, hates so much! She hated herself for being too naive and too gullible.

Usually when she was in a bad mood, she would feel better when she listened to music, but this time it didn't work anymore. The more I listened to the music, the more irritated I became, and I wanted to cry more and more, venting the suffocation in my chest happily.

Janis's family didn't notice anything unusual about her. After all, their daughter was often like this and would become depressed when teased or bullied. Sometimes I won't speak or want to move for several days.

"Jannis, it's time to eat. Stop listening to the music. Listen to those pieces of music over and over. Are you bored?"

music? How many pieces of music?

Janis didn't react for a moment, she was stunned for a moment, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.

"Aha! I have a solution, I have a solution. I can go to the concert!"

"Are you crazy? You haven't eaten yet and you want to starve yourself to death!"

After finishing her meal, she turned off the record player and put away the records. Then, when the family is not looking, they put these things in cardboard boxes and move them outside.

"Woof woof woof!"

A Chou also followed, wagging his tail, chasing after Janis and refusing to leave.

"A Chou, go back, go back quickly!"

Janis wanted to drive the dog away, but unfortunately, no matter what she did, A Chou was unwilling to go back. She had no choice but to give up her efforts and let A Chou follow behind.

She never mentioned the concert plan to her family. Anyway, her parents didn't care much about this ugly child like her. Even if she disappeared one day, they would probably be sad at most, and then they would completely forget about her and move on with their lives.

"Okay, I'm going to run away from home. A Chou, do you want to follow me too?"

"Woof woof woof!"

Regarding A Chou's answer, Janis tentatively agreed in front of him. So one person moved the heavy record player and record boxes with great strength, followed by a local dog.

There was a second-hand recycling shop in the port town. After Janis moved her things here, she was already panting from exhaustion and almost fell down.

"Old, boss, I, I want to sell these things."

"Well, an old record player and a few bad records are not worth much."

"You, how much do you think you can give?"

"Well, I can give you $20 at most!"

Hearing the price, Janis almost jumped up: "What did you say? It's only 20 US dollars? Are you mistaken? My record player has been used for a few years at most, and it is still 80% new. It cost 100 US dollars when I bought it. Yes. And these records, do you know how precious these records are? They are the early records of the Carpenter Brothers. You can’t buy them now if you want to.”

“I’ll give you another $25 at most, don’t let me down!”

$25! This little money is not even enough for traveling expenses, let alone buying tickets for the concert.

Janis gritted his teeth and said with determination: "Okay! Boss, give me $25 first, and I will come back within a month to redeem it!"

"Sorry, we are a second-hand store here and cannot be redeemed."

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is fine, just give me $25, quick, quick, quick!"

After getting the money, Janis was a little confused. She rushed to Houston desperately, not knowing whether she could realize her biggest wish in life. Maybe this was a road of no return, but she decided to go on resolutely.

"Ah Chou, you see it's only 25 dollars, are you still willing to go with me?"

"Woof woof woof!"

A Chou still only knows how to wag his tail and shout woof woof woof! I seem to understand, but I don’t seem to understand. However, it will not leave Giannis, no matter where it goes.

US$25 is only enough for a one-way ticket. I wonder if people would be willing to bring a dog with them.

Fortunately, the ticket collector at the train station was very accommodating and did not stop her from taking a dog on the train.

The ticket inspector asked a little strangely: "Is this your pet dog? It doesn't look very good-looking!"

"Yeah, it's ugly, that's why we call it A Chou!"

"Haha, the name is quite appropriate, A Chou! Well, okay, just take your ticket and go up, find a seat and sit wherever you like. Remember not to let your dog run around, otherwise it will be bad if it bites someone."

"Well, I'll be careful!"

Janis was well prepared. She tied A Chou with a necklace, and then walked onto the train with the rope in one hand. There were a lot of people on the train, and it seemed like there had never been so many people riding this train together.

"Maybe they all went to Houston to watch the concert!" Janis thought to himself.

Someone was smoking on the train, the smoke was everywhere, and the smell was very choking. Janis held A Chou's hand and walked through one carriage after another. She wanted to find an empty seat to sit down.

When passing some people, I heard them talking about Alex's concert in Houston. Sure enough, they were going to the concert.

"I said, among the three Carpenter brothers, only Alex is out on tour. If Richard and Karen are also together, maybe the car will be packed with people."

"Well, it's possible. After all, the three Carpenter brothers each have die-hard fans. If those people were gathered together, there would definitely be a crowd."

"What a pity, what a pity! Why does Alex perform on stage with a black man? This will make many people unwilling to watch it."

"There must be people like this. However, I heard that those black singers also attracted many black people to the scene."

"Fortunately, there was no big trouble, otherwise..."

Janis stood in front of an unoccupied seat. She looked at the others and asked, "Is this seat occupied?"

Those people were all teenagers, they looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. The whole train was almost full, but they had an empty seat. One of the teenagers put something on the seat that looked like a guitar.

The teenager's hair was messy, his clothes were a little old, and his pants were jeans. He stared at Janis for a while with a pair of light yellow eyes, UU reading wｗw.uukanｽshu． netｔ took away the guitar from the seat and said: "There is no one, just sit down."

The other two teenagers also glanced at Janis without saying anything, and then started talking loudly about Alex's concert.

Janis had nothing with her, she had spent all her money, and was followed only by a dog. After sitting down, my mind calmed down a little, and I listened to the chatter of those around me.

Perhaps realizing that Janis was eavesdropping, the man with messy hair suddenly said to her: "Hey, you are also going to Houston to watch the concert, right?"

"Huh? Uh, yes! I also went to see Alex's concert."

Janis was startled, but he quickly recovered. She was a little happy. This was the first time in many years that someone had talked to her.

Another person looked at her face strangely and asked: "You, are you a boy or a girl?"

Janis was a little embarrassed after hearing this. Her appearance was ugly and androgynous, and people often mistaken her for a man.

"Nonsense, of course she is a girl! Can't you see it, fool!" the man with messy hair replied immediately.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ask you that."

"It doesn't matter! I've often been mistaken for the wrong gender before, and I've long been used to it."

After receiving the other party's apology, the embarrassment in her heart quickly disappeared. At least they didn't distance themselves or laugh at her ugliness. This was a good start, and she began to feel that running away from home was the right choice.