Several weeks have passed since Janiya met Zane’s grandparents. She still remembers that day clearly. Before leaving her house, she changed her clothes at least five times, convinced she needed to shower again. She was frazzled and anxious, but went anyway, hoping for the best.‘How did my life get so complicated? One minute, I, Janiya Johnson, was living a pretty normal life. One day, I decided to do something adventurous and exciting, like moving to China. Then the next thing I know, I’m sitting before a Chinese family. Practically hoping and begging they accept me as a part of their family because of the man I have fallen in love with. But then, sadly, being told, Sorry, you’re not good enough. I really didn’t expect the scene to unfold the way it did.’Zane thought he knew his parents, and I trusted, in love and hope, that when his family met me, they would accept me and everything would be alright. But that day came and went, and it’s been like a dark cloud over Janiya’s heart ev
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