her little area but unfortunately
placing a china bowl into a sewer didn’t make the sewer any better
to be around. You didn’t see the beautiful bowl; all you saw was
the muck around and on it. His only thought was how could anyone live in a place like this?
Well, that was his only thought until
he looked at her bed again. Her bed, which she'd just gotten out of
a few hours ago; the bed he wanted to throw her on right then. His
pants were far too tight and there was a bead of sweat breaking out
on his forehead the longer he stood there.
Lucas took a step towards Amy. He was
losing his internal battle and was about to take her right then and
there. He’d sworn he wasn’t going to start anything until he could
finish it and as disgusting as the house was, there was a clean bed
in front of him, which would work just fine. Suddenly the door was
thrust open and in walked her drunken, mostly naked roommate. Lucas
was close to punching the guy, which was something he hadn’t done
since his college days.
Lucas was getting ready to push him
back out the door he’d come in through, when he spoke. “Well Amy,
since it looks like you’ve been lying to me,” he slurred. “Your
rent just tripled and I want it all right now or you can get your
rich ass out of my house.”
“I don’t have that kind of money…” she
began.
He quickly interrupted her “you’re
always walking around here like you’re so much better than the rest
of us. You’re picking things up and have that look of contempt on
your face. Seeing your boyfriend here I know you have plenty of
dough. That car he’s driving is worth more than three of these
houses. Now I want my money!” He shouted and took a menacing step
in her direction.
Lucas quickly stepped in his path and
the look in his eyes stopped the man from coming any closer.
Normally Lucas would’ve stopped the guy from speaking to her that
way but things were working out better than he could’ve hoped for.
He’d been planning on demanding she leave the place but now he
wasn’t the one who had to look like the bad guy.
The worthless piece of trash was making
Lucas into the hero. He would be getting her out of the house right
then and the drunken slob was the responsible one.
“You drunken bastard, I’ve never once
put you or this piece of crap place down. I’ve always paid you
on-time each month just so you could take my money and get high.
I’ve stayed here only because I’ve had no other choice and for your
information I was leaving here in a couple of weeks anyway. I’m
sick of your stench!” She finished with tears in her
eyes.
“Get out now you snobby whore…” he
shouted before he was interrupted by Lucas.
“That’s enough. You’ll leave this room
now. I’ll help Amy get whatever she wants but you won’t speak to
her that way again or you’ll deal with me,” Lucas said. The man
stepped back and made a quick retreat. Even he knew better than to
disobey Lucas at that moment.
“Amy, you don’t need to take anything
from here. I’ll replace everything. Let’s just get out.” Lucas was
trying to be kind but it came out sounding like her stuff was worth
nothing, which embarrassed her.
“You may make more money in one day
than I’ve made in my entire life but I still take pride in my
belongings,” she snapped at him.
“Amy, I wasn’t trying to put you or
your things down. I just don’t feel this guy is stable and I want
to get you out of here as quickly as possible.”
She finally broke down into tears. “I
don’t take handouts!” Amy spat through her tears.
Lucas moved towards her and pulled her
into his arms. She tried to push him off but it was like moving a
two ton boulder. She stopped fighting him and then sobbed on his
shoulder for a few minutes.
Finally, when he could tell she’d
calmed down enough, he helped her gather her belongings together.
He made a phone call and by the time they finished packing his
brother was there with his