the various chances

chapter eleven

Lily

News flash: my landlord threw me out of my apartment and the obvious reason was that I had not cleared the rent for the previous month. All my attempts to explain him that I was going to pay it with the first payroll of my salary by the end of the next week were futile. That dude screamed bloody murder and threatened me to evacuate the space or he was going to call cops on me.

So I had to pack all my shit and haul my ass out of my apartment. Emma was the only one I could call for any advice or help. At first I didn't exactly tell her about my situation but later she grilled me on the very same, came to pick me up to drag my ass to her apartment. The good part of the story was that her and her girlfriend- Samantha were looking for a roommate and were having no luck with the same so I had space for myself in their apartment.

Her place screamed homely vibes. On 15th floor with 2 bedrooms with a kitchen that had modern interior and well equipped with appliances, walls in a beige colour with wood brown curtains around the house, the living room had huge floor to ceiling windows with a couch placed at a foot distance to it.

We just entered her place and I hear a feminine voice from kitchen, "Ems, are you back?" I am guessing that is Samantha. "yes, Sammy that's me and Lily." Footsteps approaching us in the living room come to a halt; Samantha was standing in front of us. A woman with light brown skin, amber eyes, shorter stature and a bob haircut.

She has a smile on her face. Her eyes scan my a little shock figure and at last meet mine. "so you must be the infamous Lily?" I smile, extend my hand for shake, "I don't know about infamous but yes I am Lily." She doesn't takes my hand instead pulls me in for a hug. Oh boy! Emotions are my enemy!

I return her hug after which Emma walks back to us, "why are you standing Lily? Come, let's sit and talk." Samantha does a face palm, "oww, how stupid of me! C'mon Lily, sit." I nod and walk in the living room, plant my ass on couch and assess the place. "you guys have a really nice place", I vocalize.

Emma returns with water bottles and hands one to both me and Samantha who says, "thank you and I am guessing you'd sharing with us for a while." I nod with a weak smile on my face. Fuck my life! Instead of solving my problems they keep on multiplying, first I come back to New York and in a year or two I go completely penniless, then I find jobs that don't pay me much and then when I was about to stabilize myself, I go homeless. No brainer!

"you guys thank you so much for this..." Emma cuts my words with a huff, "Lily, if I hear one more thank you so much I am going to kick you out before even showing you your room, do you hear me?" my face turns to Samantha who was sitting next to Emma and looking at me with a little sympathy and sighs, "happens when you have a boss who keeps on firing employees!"

Did she just roast Jeremy or maybe Emma because he is her boss?

God! I think I love Samantha! Not like love her just a metaphor!

"hey", Emma whines. I grin watching her. Samantha turns to her, "yes it is true. You keep on using that tone too much." "babe, that's not true", Emma pouts. A ding sound takes everyone's attention. Emma stands up and says, "that was the cue for my corn bread" and strides off.

I fidget with my fingers, not sure what to be done next when I hear Samantha, "let me show you your room, Lily. Have a shower, relax and join us for dinner." I nod and say, "thank you Samantha." She waves a hand in front and scoffs, "oh no thanks and please you can call me Sammy."

"sure, Sammy", I say and follow her. She opens a door brown coloured beside purple ones. My eyes linger on the purple one when I hear her say, "I wanted that purple one from FRIENDS." I nod. The room or should I say my room had a bed in the middle, a dresser table and a cupboard.