Neighbors {j.g.}

Chapter 1

I wake up to the sun shining thorough my open window. I sit up and remember getting in late and passing out on an undressed mattress on the floor.  

I sit up and look around at the mess I now call home. A couch on its side in the middle of the room, a TV still in its box, a card board box of kitchen shit on the counter, and finally the mattress in the hall way that I slept on.  

I pull my self off the mattress and walk into the basically empty room I now call my own. I unzip one suit case or duffle after another trying to find something to wear. Finally I have on a lose white take top tucked slightly into a pair of coral flowy lace trimmed shorts, with a lacy black bralett under the tank.

I zip the back of my white gladiator sandals, grab my phone and wallet, and head out the door. 

I unlock my phone and call a cab. The first thing I'm doing today is buying a car. 

"Where am I taking you today young lady?" the older woman driving the cab asks me.

"umm... Dickson's used car lot." I respond, reading the name off my phone. 

"Did you just move out here?" she asks me as we pull on to the main road.

"yeah I just got in last night."

"Well Los Angeles was a great choice." she says focusing on the road.

"I hope so." I say to myself.

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"Well here we are ma'am, Dickson's used car lot. that'll be $15.20." the woman says. 

"Here you go."I say handing her $16. 

"Oh and young lady, ask for john, he'll always go for a lower deal." she says as I walk away.

"Thank you!" I yell as she drives off.

I glance around the lot until my eyes fall on a black Jeep, I think I'm in love.

I walk into the extremely air conditioned building. I make my way over to the front desk and am greeted by a woman who looks in her late 20's in a blazer and white collared shirt. 

"Hello and welcome to Dickson's used cars, how may I help you? "she says a little to enthusiastically. 

"Um I'm here to see John." I respond.

"Okay right this way."she says leading me down a hallway, "So are you looking to buy a car today?" 

"Yes, Actually." 

"Well then John is just the guy for you." she says turning a corner. 

"Right here." she says opening a door into a small office space for me.

"Thank you." i say walking in the door.

The door shuts behind me. 

"Hello and welcome to Dickson's used cars, my name is John Richmen, how may I help you on this fine day?" a man in his most likely early 40's, sitting behind a large desk asks me.

"I'm looking to buy a car." I answer.

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I put the keys into my new car and start it.  The engine roars to life. 

It took around four hours to work everything out and John showed me many cars yet sadly didn't get any of them. I got the Jeep!!!!

It was a little over my price range but hey whatever. You only live once.

Okay next stop, Ikea.

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It took me close to an hour to drive to the closest Ikea, and I forgot how much of a cluster fuck this store was. But its cheep and that's what I'm going for right now.