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Going Alone
o14.
I dropped the envelope into the mailbox and sighed. Another $600 I wont ever see again. I turned around and accidentally bumped into my neighbor, James.
“Just paid your rent?”
“Yes.” I sighed, “It sucks.”
“I know. The rent here is too high.”
“It’s a lot worse in the city.”
“That it too true.”
“See you around?” I asked, walking up the stairs.
“Yup.”
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“Hey Rian.” I smiled into the phone.
“Hey.”
“Why are you calling me?”
“Alex told me to tell you that you should fly out here.”
“Out here where?” I asked, leaning against the kitchen counter.
“Out here as in California.”
“Rian, you all know I can’t do that.”
“Why not?” Jack stole the phone from him.
“Um, because I’m pregnant?”
“So? People rode the Oregon Trail while they were pregnant.”
I was silent for a minute, “Uh, how did you know that?”
“I went to school. Duh.” I could tell he rolled his eyes.
“Anyways! No, I can’t.”
“Please?” Jack begged.
“Jack, I cant take anytime off of work.”
“Why not?”
“Because I’m saving it all for my maternity leave.”
“Mae, come on. You’re 18!”
“Don’t remind me.”
“Alex really wants you to!”
“Jack I-… I’ll think about it, okay?”
“Yes! Bye.”
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“Hey, Jerry?” I asked, popping my head into his office.
“Yeah?”
“Can I take like… a week off?”
“Of course!” He smiled, pushing away from his desk, “You know I’ve been pressuring you to take some time off.”
“Okay, thanks.” I smiled.
“Where are you going?”
“California.” I smiled.
“What for?”
“What’s with these 20 questions?” I joked, “To hang out with… my baby Daddy.”
His eyebrows shot up, “Wow.”
“Yeah, so, um, when can I leave.”
“Just finish your shift today and then you can take off.”
I smiled and walked out of his office.
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“Hey!” Alex yelled over the background noise.
“Hey, where are you?” I asked, sitting down on the curb.
“At a promo. We’re dropping a few new songs.”
“Sweet. I’m on my break.”
“Cool, so can you come?”
“I talked to my manager today and he said I could take a week off.”
“Fuck yes! When are you coming?”
“I booked a flight for tomorrow morning.”
“I’ll come pick you up.”
“Just paid your rent?”
“Yes.” I sighed, “It sucks.”
“I know. The rent here is too high.”
“It’s a lot worse in the city.”
“That it too true.”
“See you around?” I asked, walking up the stairs.
“Yup.”
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“Hey Rian.” I smiled into the phone.
“Hey.”
“Why are you calling me?”
“Alex told me to tell you that you should fly out here.”
“Out here where?” I asked, leaning against the kitchen counter.
“Out here as in California.”
“Rian, you all know I can’t do that.”
“Why not?” Jack stole the phone from him.
“Um, because I’m pregnant?”
“So? People rode the Oregon Trail while they were pregnant.”
I was silent for a minute, “Uh, how did you know that?”
“I went to school. Duh.” I could tell he rolled his eyes.
“Anyways! No, I can’t.”
“Please?” Jack begged.
“Jack, I cant take anytime off of work.”
“Why not?”
“Because I’m saving it all for my maternity leave.”
“Mae, come on. You’re 18!”
“Don’t remind me.”
“Alex really wants you to!”
“Jack I-… I’ll think about it, okay?”
“Yes! Bye.”
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“Hey, Jerry?” I asked, popping my head into his office.
“Yeah?”
“Can I take like… a week off?”
“Of course!” He smiled, pushing away from his desk, “You know I’ve been pressuring you to take some time off.”
“Okay, thanks.” I smiled.
“Where are you going?”
“California.” I smiled.
“What for?”
“What’s with these 20 questions?” I joked, “To hang out with… my baby Daddy.”
His eyebrows shot up, “Wow.”
“Yeah, so, um, when can I leave.”
“Just finish your shift today and then you can take off.”
I smiled and walked out of his office.
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“Hey!” Alex yelled over the background noise.
“Hey, where are you?” I asked, sitting down on the curb.
“At a promo. We’re dropping a few new songs.”
“Sweet. I’m on my break.”
“Cool, so can you come?”
“I talked to my manager today and he said I could take a week off.”
“Fuck yes! When are you coming?”
“I booked a flight for tomorrow morning.”
“I’ll come pick you up.”
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I KNOW! I'M GOING TO HELL.I get that, and I'll see you all there ;]
Anyways, sorry I haven;t update in a week. My teeth just hurt and on Saturday, I waited in line for 5 hours to get tickets to Jingle Bell Bash. For anyone who lives in Seattle, you know what that is. And who's going to be at JBB? All Time Low :]. I know, badass, right?!