Elizabeth Monroe | Friends Fanfiction

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-October 7th 1994-

I enter Central Perk after 8 days away for a commercial video i am in and as I enter Phoebe enters behind me and sits down without saying hi and I can hear her mumbling talking to herself.

Elizabeth:Hey everyone...Pheebs What's wrong sweetie?.

Joey:Y'okay Pheebs?.

Phoebe:Yeah no I'm just...it's...I haven't worked...It's my bank.

Monica:What did they do to you?.

Phoebe:It's nothing it's just Okay.I'm going through my mail and I open up their monthly you know Statement-

Ross:Easy.

Phoebe:And there's five hundred extra dollars in my account.

Chandler:Oh Satan's minions at work again...

Phoebe:Yes cause now I have to go down there and deal with them.

Joey:What are you talking about?.Keep it!.

Phoebe:It's not mine I didn't earn it if I kept it,it would be like stealing.

Rachel:Yeah but if you spent it,it would be like shopping.

Phoebe:Okay.Okay let's say I bought a really great pair of shoes.Do you know what I'd hear with every step I took?.Not mine.Not mine.Not mine.And even if I was happy okay and,and skipping...Not,not mine,not,not mine,not,not mine,not,not-mine.

Elizabeth:We're with you.We got it.

Chandler leans over the back of the couch.

Phoebe:Okay.I'd just I'd never be able to enjoy it.It would be like this giant karmic debt.

Elizabeth:Chandler what are you doing?.

Monica:"Pulling him up".Hey.Whaddya doing?.

Chandler tries to shrug but eventually he exhales a mouthful of smoke.

Everyone:Oh!.Oh God!.

Ross:What is this?!.

Chandler:I'm smoking.I'm smoking.I'm smoking.

Phoebe:Oh I can't believe you.You've been so good for three years!.

Chandler:And this is my reward.

Ross:Hold on a second alright?.Just think about what you went through the last time you quit.

Chandler:Okay so this time I won't quit.

Everyone:Oh!.Put it out!.

Chandler:All right.I'm putting it out,I'm putting it out.

Chandler drops it in Phoebe's coffee.

Phoebe:Oh no!.I-I can't drink this now.

Monica:Alright.I'm gonna go change I've got a date.

Rachel:This Alan again?.How's it going?.

Monica:S'going pretty good y'know?.It's nice and we're having fun.

Joey:So when do we get to meet the guy?.

Monica:Let's see today's Monday...Never.

Everyone:Oh come on!,Come on!.

Monica:No.Not after what happened with Steve.

Chandler:What are you talking about?.We love Schhteve!.Schhteve was schhexy!..Sorry.

Monica:Look I don't even know how I feel about him yet.Just give me a chance to figure that out.