mistakes (jerrie)

part IV

Perrie

Jesy opened the door to her house with a smile.

    "So they let you out of the slammer, how many girls did you fuck while you were in there?"

    "How many times do I have to tell you, I didn't go to prison, I went to rehab, two completely different things okay. Now are you gonna let me in or not."

    "Don't kid yourself, they are essentially the same thing." She said as she moved aside, allowing me to enter. The apartment itself hasn't really changed since I was last here the night of my overdose. Jesy had graduated two years ago and as soon as she could afford to, she moved out so her parents wouldnt get suspicious of anything or anyone she was bringing into the house.

    "So what do you want today, the usual?" she asked while going over to the safe that she hid in the back of her hall closet.

    "Can I not just come here to catch up with a friend?" she turned around and gave me a look.

    "Perrie the only time you stay over and actually talk to me is when you're high." she's not exactly lying.

    "Look my girlfriend wants me to stay clean okay," Jesy raised an eyebrow at me, "I'm not exactly looking to disappoint her ya know. I really did just come here to catch up."

    "Damn she really got you wrapped around her finger don't she?" she smiled at me.

    "Yeah I love her man, I really do."

    "I didn't know you were even tied down," Jesy said, "Who's this girl anyway? Do I know her?"

    "I'm not sure," Yes she knows Jade, they went to the same school and Jade was in her math class our sophomore year because she's crazy smart and Jesy didn't exactly apply herself when it came to school.

    Jade is my whole world and the last thing I want to do is hurt her or have Jesy and anyone she knows hurt her. But a little weed can't hurt right? If I just limit the amount I buy each month I should be okay.

    "With that being said, I just need a little weed. Something to take the edge off when I'm stressed about being back. And that's all you can let me buy for the month okay?"

    "How about I get you a pen, it should last you the whole month depending on how often you choose to use it. Just enough to take the edge off ya know?" she turned around and started going through her closet once again. Taking a storage container from the top shelf, she turned around and opened the box to me revealing various colors of wax pens, "I'll even let you choose a color."

    "What are you, my dentist? And how much." I'm relatively hesitant to take a pen, I'm not exactly sure how strong they are or how my body will react but if Jesy is suggesting, then they should be good.

    "Normally $100 but I like you so the pen with the first cart for $70 and $20 for every cart after that." she said, "Now choose a damn pen my arm is starting to hurt." I carefully chose a dark blue and black pen and Jesy closed up the container and placed it back in the closet where she got it.

    I was staring at the box containing the pen when Jesy cleared her throat.

    "Oh right, sorry." I dug in my pocket to pull out my wallet. I gave her the 70 she requested and went back to reading the box.

    "Do you know how to use it?" she asked me while she counted the cash I gave her. When I did not respond right away, she continued, "Just press the button on the front, wait for it to stop blinking and then you can take a hit from it. When its blinking it means it's warming up the wax so you can inhale the vapor. Simple stuff. Got it?"

    "Yeah I got it. Thanks Jes."

    "No problem loser."

    "Can I get rid of the box here? I can't have my mom or girlfriend finding it and freaking out."

    "Yeah go for it." I took the pen and the charger out of the box and tucked it into my back pocket. Walking over to the kitchen, I glanced out the window over the sink when a car caught my eye. Jade's car.

    "Fuck Jade followed me."

    "Jade? Jade Thirlwall?" Jesy asked.

    Fuck

    "That's who you are with? That know it all was in my math class." Jesy said, putting the pieces together. "Does she know you buy from me? Cause then you both have a problem."

    "No she doesn't, and are you threatening her?" I asked.

"I'm just saying if she knows and runs her mouth we're going to have a problem, ya hear?" Jesy said in a rather menacing tone, slowly getting closer to me with each word.

"She doesn't know shit leave her out of this." I don't want to think about what Jesy would do if Jade snitched, but I'm not going to find out. "I better head out now alright, I'll um... I'll be back in a month. For a refill" I started backing up towards the door.

"Alright Perrie you better not tell that girl anything okay? We don't want a problem, now do we?"

"No we do not," I said, making sure my pen was covered completely in my back pocket by my sweatshirt, "I'll see you later Jesy." I turned my back on her and left her apartment without another word.