“I can’t do this any more Steve, I just can’t take it.” Sinthea was feeling sick now. She didn’t want to end it, but it was the only thing she could do right now.1
“Please baby, don’t do this. I’m trying, I really am. Please don’t leave me” Steve was now panicking. He really didn’t want her to end it, especially not tonight. He had something planned for her.2
“Steve, I can’t be with someone that sits around all day and smokes weed. On top of that, you now owe some guy a huge some of money. You won’t even tell me why you got the money in the first place. I would have given you it if you had asked. We’re supposed to tell each other everything, but you never can seem to do that. I just…I can’t…I...I have to go, later.” She hurried out the door before he could say anything else. When she got in her car she broke down into tears. She already felt like a huge part of her was missing.3
Standing there dumbfounded, Steve couldn’t believe what just happened. He felt like his whole world just…disappeared. What was he to do now? He couldn’t go after her, she’d be long gone by now. He also knew she was right. She had trusted him to tell her everything like she told him, and she trusted him to stop like he promised. “Man, I am such a jerk and a loser. I just lost the one thing that mattered to me most all because of a stupid habit.” 4
“ring, ring….ring, ring”
“Hello?”5
(Budd) “Hey man, wanna hang?”
(Steve) “Well, not really. I’m pretty down at the moment”6
(Budd) “In that case, I’ll meet you at the outlets around……say 7 or 8?”
(Steve) “What do you mean? I just said I didn’t feel like it man”
(Budd) “I know what you said, and what you need is a bit of fun to cheer you up. So get ready and get your butt over here”7
(Steve) “But I... (Click) …aaa…” He looks at the phone in disbelief, “Well… I guess I’m going then”8
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(to be continued)10
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