Burning Lessons

Chapter 8

Juliana

I hate my roommate. Here I am with a big U-haul truck packing away my stuff. I haven't had time to text anyone that I moving. This morning our landlord came in and explained that we had to be kicked our and guess who's fault was that, Sadie. I get a call from my best friend Evelyn. I put my headphones and answered her.

"Hey what's up" I was putting my clothes in a box.

"Hey how are you holding up?"

"Awful that bitch Sadie got up kicked out, I have to find a storage locker and a place to stay for a time being?"

"I just sold my studio apartment to my cousin and his kids." Evelyn exclaimed

"Wait why?"

"We are doing a world tour and festivals for the next 4 years, obviously if you need me I can always request some time off." I can hear Evelyn typing on her computer trying to figure out how she can move thing around.

"Hey you don't need to, you can travel the world with that Artist of yours."

"What about Ozzy? Shouldn't he ask you to move in with him?"

"I don't want to ask him, we just started dating not too long ago and I don't want to be a burden."

"Girl ask him oh by the way do you want my car its a 2020 Jeep Rubicon, I just got another car and since I'm traveling I don't really needed it."

"I can't accept it-"

"Yes you can I'm dropping it off right now bye see you in an hour."

She hangs up the phone and I continue on packing my entire room.

~

Right now I'm at my apartments storage or garage. The only reason I like this apartment complex is that each apartment has a garage where the parking lot should be and I can hear a car beep I looked over to see my best friend and my friend Diego.

"Look who I brought." As she point to Diego who is holding raspadas from la michoacana.

"I miss you both so much." I went over to give them both a group hug. "Hey so can you guys help me put some stuff into the U-haul truck"

Both of them look at each other and them back at me and gave me a look of 'really'.

I gave them an innocent smile and tilted my head and said, "Please. I'll order some burgers."

"Fine. But I want a large fries." Diego says as he begins to grab a box and walk toward the truck.

After an hour an a half we were eating on bench that a part of my apartment complex.

"Hey so what are you going to do now?" Diego ask after he dips his fries in Freddys fry sauce and taking a bite.

"Honestly I have no fucking idea, I don't have enough money to pay for an apartment by myself... L.A is expensive!" I exclaimed, dropping my head to my hands.

I can feel a hand rubbing my back, I know that Diego is trying to comfort me, but I so stressed out I can't think. Why can't I think of a solution.

"Do you want to stay with me?" I looked up to see Diego giving me a half smile before he continues to say "look I know I'm about an hour away from where you work but my offer still stands you can stay with me and-"

"Stay with you?"

I turned around to see Ozzy standing there with a bouquet of pink azalea flowers. I can see him glaring at Diego as if he opposed a threat to him. Ozzy looks past us to see my a U-haul truck filled with my stuff. "Since when were you moving and were going to tell me."