The Loop

familiar ties

Everything began on a Monday afternoon,, she had just had her morning cup of coffee. She felt the warmth going from the mug to her skin. It was comforting.
Her name was vendetta.
As she drank her warm coffee, she could hear the chirping of birds out the window.
"Finally, I'm finally doing good"  she thought to herself. Suddenly her phone lit up catching her attention.. it was from Brianna. 
Brianna was an old friend from highschool. They met freshman year and since then had been very close. Little did she know Brianna was about to come down on her momentary bliss.
She sent a message saying-
"Hey ven, I know it's been a while but I really need help. I've been thrown out from this place I'm staying and really need somewhere to go. I can pay rent I can do whatever you want. Please help me"
Vendetta read the text and felt compassion. She soon called her friend. Here's how that went.
"Hey!" Said vendetta

"Hey what's up? Did you get my text?"

"Yeah I did, I was just wondering what was going on? What's the situation you're in?"

"Please don't judge me... Or think less of me... I've been getting addicted to fent and started selling my body. I'm tired of hopping from one place to the next and being forced to do this line of work to survive."

Now, when vendetta heard this, she decided to take brianna in. It started with harmless intentions to help out a friend. She was addicted a while back and knew how that felt. She didn't know what it was like to be a sex worker though. She opened her home to a friend in order to get her to stop that line of work, so she had a safe place to stay, and maybe help her get a job.

"Yes you can come stay with me. But I have some conditions. No johns in my apartment, and you have to pay rent. I also don't want drugs being done around me." Vendetta replied

"Yeah of course! I would love to help with rent and obviously I would never disrespect you or your home like that!"

A couple days after that phone call Brianna showed up. They unpacked her belongings and made dinner. As they sat down to eat, she got a nagging feeling in her gut telling her to make bri leave... Obviously she didn't.
Instead she decided to interogate.

"Why did you decide to live like this Brianna?" Says vendetta

"I have no choice. The government takes all our money, and at least if men wanna use me for my pussy I can get money out of it"

See, ven remembered their call from just two days ago. How Brianna said she didn't wanna be like that, how she was stuck in a bad position and that was all. "Am I being tricked? Is this all a ploy so she can get what she wants??" The thought ate at her.

"Do you want to live this life??? Why devalue yourself like that when you could get a job and be happy?"
Said ven.

"I'm using fent, there's no way I can get a job right now"

"Yeah but if you really wanted to you could get clean. Its a choice you have to make. I've relapsed plenty of times but I keep pushing myself" vendetta replied

"Yeah true..." That's all Brianna had to say.

Later that day they decided to go shopping. Brianna had got it into vens head she wouldn't make rent and should strip. Rent was 925 and she had 700 out of it. The month wasn't even close to being up and she had a couple shifts that week as a waiter. She knew she could make it. But as ven is... She's gullible. Even about her own life.
So they went to a lingerie shop. She ended up getting a pair of shorts, tights, and a top.
As they drove home, Brianna brought up ven selling herself, and when they arrived home gave her fent.
Now when it came time to the audition, ven backed out. She said to Brianna "I can't do this. I need to have respect for myself and I know I can make money without sex work. I've been doing fine all this time."

"Okay well then pay me back for what I got you or give the clothes back" Brianna replied

Vendetta did neither, she just kept quiet while allowing this person in her home. She didn't want to believe a person shes known almost half her life, someone who used to have wonderful dreams, love, and a soul- was now someone she didn't recognize. Someone who was so gone the only thing left was her soul. Looking in Brianna's eyes that day, all she could see in them was defeat. Nothing was behind her  eyes. Pity took over so she continued to try and help.

As the days went on, she kept asking Brianna if she was having men in her apartment, as she recently stated she didn't want that there, and wanted respect in her home. Brianna continued to promise she never did. That she wouldn't do that to her. All the while feeding her a deadly drug, and supporting her coke relapse.  Yes, vendetta was on those two drugs at once. How ironic huh? She eventually tried getting Brianna in rehab, but like most addicts, she didn't want to go.

"Why won't you get help? You're destroying your life and dragging me down with you." Ven said

"I want this life. Fuck the patriarchy. Drugs are amazing and I'll do what I want."

"What the fuck does the patriarchy have to do with this dude. You don't respect yourself and you're slowly killing yourself from drugs." Said ven

Brianna didn't reply.
She didn't know why she didn't make her leave then and there. Maybe it was because she wanted to believe there was something left in this person she used to know. Either way... It only got worse from there.