𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 - (𝙹𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚜)

Chapter 12

*JAMES POV*

Eliza lets us in to her absolute dump of a house. This place is disgusting. "I'm gonna get dinner now! If the landlord comes to the door, take the ten dollar bill off the counter!" I take the money, and there's something written on it. This money was spent on drugs I have several questions.

I sit with Thomas on the couch, which surprisingly isn't covered in roaches. "Eliza! There are roaches in Philip's crib!" Peggy yells. "Okay, and? He'll live. I sleep on my roach covered bed every night!" I'm actually concerned. "What the fuck?" Angelica says. Eliza gets home. "Dinner!" What the actual fuck is this food? I don't even know where to begin. "Is this what you've been eating since you moved out?" Angelica asks. "Yes! It's all I can afford anyway. The landlord sells it for 15 dollars a plate." "What the fuck? I know you can't cook, but you could get McDonald's or something for cheaper than this!" Angelica says. "But it's not vegan." "Neither is whatever the fuck this is. I don't even think this is real food!"

The doorbell rings. "Jones Jones Jones is here!" A guy walks in, and Angelica, Alexander, and Thomas all look shocked. Did they not know he was almost 60? "He's almost 60, Thomas!" I whisper to Thomas. "Jesus christ."

"These are my best friends, Thomas and James, my other sister, Angelica, and my boyfriend, Alexander. My son Philip too, but who gives a shit about him?"

Jones Jones Jones eats the nasty shit she got. "I'm pregnant with twins! Angela and AJ!" "Am I the father?" "No. Alex is. But I still like you more." "Bye." He stands up from the table and takes the ten dollar bill. Eliza picks up and loads her hello kitty gun. "Where do you think you're going?" "You're a crazy bitch!" He screams and leaves. "Come on, we're going after him!" She gets on her spongebob motorcycle, why does she have that? "Get back here, bitch!"

"I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that." I say. "Same." Thomas says. Angelica takes Philip to his room. "Did you do anything about the roaches?" Peggy asks. "Yeah, I sprayed some Raid in there. They're all dead."

Eliza comes back, looking like a mess. "What happened to you?" Alexander asks. "Crashed my motorcycle. Jones got away. He took my rent money." She picks up Thomas's wallet, and steals ten dollars. "You can use my shower. I have to...... go....somewhere." "Okay." The bathroom is disgusting. There are more roaches than I can count. The tooth brush is a hotdog with some raw spaghetti stuck in it. How does she live like this?

"What the fuck is this soap?" There are soap bars with doll heads in them. What the fuck? Me and Thomas get in the shower together. I'm surprised this place has hot water. We start making out, until we heard a loud banging noise. We throw our clothes back on. Damnit.

Eliza has her stupid gun again, and is outside shooting at her neighbor's window. "What? She's not home and she owes me 30 dollars." Eliza breaks the window with a rock and climbs inside. She comes back out with a jar full of money. "I thought she only owed you 30 dollars." "She did. But she left all this money in a jar in the kitchen so I took it all. It's at least 700 dollars. Probably for her rent. At least she'll get evicted and move out."

"This place didn't come with a crib so I had to find one in the trash. It works. And I found a rat too. I named him Hawaii, but he died when I dropped him down the sewer. I tried to get him but Peggy was a bitch and pulled me out of the sewer."

"Couldn't you afford somewhere better?" "I can't even afford to live here. I have to rob my neighbors to pay my rent." "Why don't you just stay in your dorm?"

"The roaches are much better roommates than Maria. I've named them all. Nicole, Darwin, Anais, Richard, Tobias, Penny, Leslie, Carrie, Carmen, Alan, Jamie, Sarah, Tina, Nigel, Molly, Idaho, Larry, Teri, Bobert, Rob, Anton, Jojo, Frankie, Billy, Clayton, Russo, Rocky, Colin, Felix, Daisy, Daniel, Donald..."

She continues for like 10 minutes. How many roaches are in her apartment? "...Michelle, Ophelia, Delilah, Jolene, Caroline, Heather, Marceline, Arabella, and Sofia." That was at least 250. "There were more, but they died." She has issues.

"Here's your room for tonight." "Why the fuck is there foil on the bed?" "It's the sheets." I have so many questions. How does she live here? "Hey Jemmy so this is our... why the fuck is there foil?" "I don't know. I'm not sleeping on that bed." "Wanna leave?" "Yes. This place is disgusting." "Eliza, we're leaving." "Can I borrow ten dollars?" "No. Ask Alexander." I tell her. "That broke bitch doesn't have any money. I need to pay my rent this week." "You just stole 700 dollars!" "I need it for, ....other things!"

"Fine, here you go." I sigh, handing her the money. "My computer's broken." "Let me see it." Angelica says. "What the fuck?" There are baked beans in the CD tray. "Eliza, what the hell?" "Yeah, I found it in the trash. That's probably why." "Why do you keep digging in the trash?" "I'm broke."Why did mom let you move out?" "Angelica, I'm sure mom wanted her to leave." Peggy sighs.

"This place smells like dead roaches soaked in pickle juice served over microwaved fish sticks." That made no sense, but I know exactly what she means.

"Let's leave." I whisper to Thomas.