His Newest Obsession

daughter and now my best friend, on the streets of

I met in hi

ke she couldn't hurt a fly even if she t

her bully one day and we've

thoughts by loud horns

sidents were either going to work or

me before my lan

. Bell to camp outside my apartment door every da

or was accompanied by

en! I know you're in

y house! I'll m

she got tired and retired to her apartment. This had

want to pay. I was ju

bills to pay, I sighed as I t

y home and avoid my landl

hed a customer in his ugly fac

s him

tempered. I couldn't help

my fight, getting another jo

treet and saw a little brunette girl

rty, and her skin looked like s

dollar note and I could only smil

es of when I had to sleep and

ches and uncompleted buildings, worked

nitely, but I kne

ch and they were nice enough

the high school

stay there anymore as the pas

if I said anything, so I

odated me in their home till

college, barely hanging on a thread as

t night finally paid off, as I was able to rent a s

through that, I thought sad

to make and bring som

y apartment about

once you entered the street, It was

arly nonexistent. There were probably more weeds than grass

lding and think, "inhabitable". I

irs while my landlady lived upstairs. Staying downstairs e

etter than the outside -

an and bleached everything in sight. I deem

unlocked my door and quickly got inside

e so I had to be careful, I was also

e 5, "2:05 pm". I had less than 2 hours bef

f a sofa with her emerald green s

I was the tomboy in this

sehold, neither was she poor herself. But sh

y pride would never allow it. I kindly decline everyt

my face?", Vi asked wit

ut of my thoughts. Why w

ever", I smiled cheekily as I made

ile on her thin lips, before I shut the curtai

kin, with my wild curly black hair looking like it needed some love and care, bags were visible under my ha

nt for my next job interview, I needed to look m

quickly peed, washed my han

ch and looking at one of my pa

ng sea and an abandoned boat sitting next to it. Beautiful green palm trees scatt

could envision and create any image I wished for, rega

best friend never fails to prais

smiled with pride

inary painter one d

inting with you if y

lue eyes were the s

nother one", I said while laughi

he jumped to give me a hug and I instan

I believe we should face what we came here to do", I pulled a

nd of this week or I would have to

work as a

antly pulled out her Apple laptop from her tote bag

, her red nails tapping on the keyboard patiently. I had terrible

ed the shiny laptop to me and I

the page and browsed th

ocess until my eye

forever!", I thought as I

my best friend excited

ng at the bottom of the screen. I scrolled down to

ILABLE: PERS

ARMANDO CO

Monthly + F

apply for th

ls as I read through the job opening.

e a prank? I

to confirm if I

w

heek confirmed that I w

mouth agape, "should I go for it? I'm

forward as Vi w

as she smiled a

help it, you were

job right now Maya, you'll no

. When did she get so aggressive?

pplied for the once-in-a

rayer to God and

solve all my cu

ent, other debts and I would still

Vi packed up her laptop and

able to g

survive if

orry to return even strong

have to wait

please h