Eye Candy

Deal

Her finger floats above the call button, hesitating if she should really do this. To calm herself down, she lights a cigarette and places it between her lips. She takes a drag of the cigarette and blows out the smoke, watching it encapsulate her phone. She finally musters up the courage and clicks the "Call" button. After a few rings, there was a voice on the phone.

"Hello?" The male voice says.

"Hey uhm, is this Jaime?" Her voice quivers as she talks.

"Yes, it is. Who is this?"

She takes in a drag of the cigarette and blows the smoke out before speaking. "It's me, Jaime." Tears form in her eyes, "It's Olivia."

"Holy shit, is it really you?" He sounded frantic.

"Yes, it's really me." A singular tear falls onto her jeans.

"Why are you calling me? I thought you were done with the family," He sounded sad as he spoke.

"I know, but I'm calling because I need help. Last week I got fired from my fourth job this month and a few hours ago I was evicted."

"What the hell happened!?"

"I keep fucking drinking and missing work! And because I kept missing work I kept getting fired so I couldn't pay for my apartment." She takes another drag of the cigarette.

"So why are you calling me?"

"I," She sighs, blowing out the smoke. "I want to take you up on that offer you gave me a while ago." She clenched the cigarette as she spoke.

"And what offer was it?"

"I'll quit. I'll quit drinking and smoking if you help me quit, and help me get back on my feet, which will take God knows how long."

On the other side of the phone, he couldn't stop smiling. She was going to quit drinking and smoking AND he was going to see his sister who he hasn't seen in years.

"Deal! I'll even buy your plane ticket. I'll go do that now so I'll text you the info when I'm done buying it. I'll see you soon, Liv." With that, he hung up the phone.