A new start
Three
Vic
I open the door to the hall. I could hear yelling coming from somewhere. As I got near my door I could hear it. I jiggle the doorknob and open my door. Mike, Jamie and Tony are playing a game on the playstation.
“Yo Vic come beat Jamie’s ass” Mike yells.
“He’s can’t beat me. He’s a little bitch” Jamie yells
“Guys stop yelling someone is going to complain about all this noise you're making”
“Fucking shit!” Tony mumbles as Jamie beats him
I put my basket of clothes on the table and take the controller from Tony.
“I’ll show you a little bitch once I’m done with you” I say to Jamie
---&---
Jamie beat me not once not twice but three times. I hand my controller to Mike and go put my clothes away. I refold some of it since I just threw it in after scrambling to gather it. I come across a shirt that isn’t mine. It was an alien throwing up the peace sign. I quickly look through the rest of my clothes and find a pair of black girl skinny jeans. I put the rest of my clothes away and tuck the pants and shirt under my armpit. I walk out of my room and head to the door.
“Where are you going?” Mike asks his eyes on me
“I have some of the neighbors laundry”
“How do you have i- Vic did you have one of them over?!”
“No! The one that isn’t Sofia was doing laundry and it just got mix up”
Mike gives me a look
“Okay” and turns his attention back to the tv
I check my phone 10:44 P.M. I ring the doorbell. A few seconds late Sofia opens the door.
“Aw you're not the pizza guy” she says with a frown
“Unfortunately I’m not”
“Well come in” she says pulling me in
She walks into her kitchen and motions for me to sit at the table.
“Do you wants anything to drink?”
“No. I actually came to return something”
“Oh really?” she says taking a seat with a mug in hand
“Yeah, you're um sister was doing laundry and well it got mixed in with mine” I say as I lay the clothes on the table.
“She’s not my sister, she’s my cousin”
“MAYA!” She yells making me jump a little
She walks into the kitchen and stops as she sees me.
“You! I-I” she turns around and leaves
Sofia and I exchange a look. Maya comes back in holding a grey shirt.
“I found this in my clothes” she says handing me my shirt.
I pick up hers and hand it to her.
“Funny I found these in mine” I say with a smile
Her face goes red
“Thanks”
“Maya this is Victor” Sofia says
“Please call me Vic”
She smiles and leaves.
“She keeps to herself a lot. Don’t feel bad if it seems like she doesn’t want to talk to you”
I turn my attention back to Sofia. We talk for a few minutes. I learn that she’s a new bartender at a popular club downtown. I tell her about my job being a manager and about my band. We’re interrupted by the pizza guy. I take this time to leave. As I open the door to my apartment I find Mike and Jamie in the kitchen making sandwiches.
“Did Tony leave?”
“Yeah he has to open tomorrow at work” Jamie replies
“Lock the door whoever leaves last. I’m going to bed”
I take off my clothes and slip on some sweatpants. I crawl into bed and close my eyes.
----&----
Mike
I open my eyes, it morning. I check the time 7:58A.M. Why am I awake this early? I rub my eyes and get up stretching. I throw one of Vic’s beanies on. I knock on his bedroom door and open it.
“Wanna go get breakfast with?”
He sits up blinking
“Yeah” he mumbles and gets up
“I’ll be downstairs”
I make my way downstairs. As I reach the door to the parking lot I pull out a cigarette lighting it as I step outside. Vic hates it if I smoke anywhere near his apartment. I lean on the building listening to the birds chirp. A few minutes later
one of the girls from across the hall comes out. What’s her name again..Mayra? Mary? She has a cigarette sticking out of her mouth.She’s fumbling with her lighter. I walk up to her
“Mayra.. right?”
She looks at me and half smiles
“Actually it’s Maya”
I flick my lighter on and light her stick.
“Thanks”
Vic comes out a few minutes later.
“Come eat breakfast with us” I say
“Um I-I can’t”
“Come on Maya. Our treat” Vic chimes in
“How about another time?”
“Sure” I reply.
Vic and I leave. As we pull out of the parking lot I wave to her, she waves back.
“Dude, you need to invite her over sometime”
“Mike, she’s like sixteen”
“How do you know? She was smoking. No sixteen year old can buy their own cigs,”
“Yeah but her twenty-two year old cousin can for her”
“Oh..true, wait how to do you Sofia is twenty-two?”
“She works at a bar.”
“No way! Does she really?”
Vic nods.
We eat our breakfast in silence. I couldn’t help to think about Sofia and Maya.
“Mike!?”
“Yeah?”
“Do you need me to drop you off at mom and dad’s or work?”
I check the time it almost nine. I go into work at eleven.
“Just drop me off at work”
We pay and leave. To be honest my job wasn’t so bad. I work at a local venue. I got so see a bunch of shows. It was a pretty cool job, plus I’ve gotten us to play a there a couple of times, opening for other bands and whatnot. I greet my manager. On the bulletin board was alist of things to be done for tomorrow’s show. I grab it and get to work.
Maya
The guys from across the hall are so cute.
“Maya?”
I snap out of my thoughts. My Co worker is standing in front of me with a stack of clothes.
“Yeah?”
“I said that you need to fold these and go fix the men's section.”
“okay”
I've been working at Forever 21 for a few months now. It was pretty chill. I always sorted out the clothes when they came in or from the dressing room. I hated handling the register. I had beg the manager to not put on them. He had been nice about and never has me on them. I go to the men's section and start straightening it up.
-----&-----
I get home around seven. Sofia isn't there. She's probably at work. I kick off my shoes and lay on the couch. I soon snooze off. I am awoken by my phone ringing. It's Sofia.
" Maya come pick me up”
“Why? Did the car stall?”
“No silly. I'm at work”
She starts to giggle and yells something to someone.
“I'm going to hang up now. Bye”
It's almost midnight. She has her car why does she need a ride. My phone rings. It's Sofia again.
“Maya come oon. I juss want a ride”
Before I can reply there's a burst of “woos”. I hear Sofia laugh.
“Bring me another shot. I can top this bitch!!!”
Okay now it click. Sofia was drinking. Great. I don't even know where she's at. Another burst of chanting. The line goes dead. She hung up on me. I don't even have a way to get to her unless I take a taxi. I don't know where she's at. I would have to pay the taxi a crap ton just to drive me to every bar. I go across the hall and knock on the door. Shit. It's midnight already. What if Vic is asleep? I'm about to turn back to my apartment when the door opens. Vic is standing in nothing but sweats. His hair is messy. He squint at the bright hall.
“Um sorry. Did I wake you up?”
“Yeah. But it's okay. I thought you were Mike”
“Can I ask you for a huge favor?”
He shakes his head yes and rubs his eyes.
“Sofia is out at some bar and she wants me to pick her up. I don't have a car. I would take a taxi but I don't know where exactly she's at. She called but just asked for a ride.”
My phone rings. Sofia yet again.
“Where are you?” I say right away.
“Hi you're friend is in no condition to drive. She just passed out. I took her phone and saw you were the last person she called. Could you come get her.”
“Yeah. What bar is it?”
“Three Tequilas”
“Three Tequilas?”
He hung up.
“That's where Mike goes” Vic says with a laugh
“Could you take me?”
“Sure”
He goes back into his apartment leaving the door open. His kitchen light is on. I see him come out from what I think is his room. He has a goodie on. We go down to his car and head to Three Tequilas.
I open the door to the hall. I could hear yelling coming from somewhere. As I got near my door I could hear it. I jiggle the doorknob and open my door. Mike, Jamie and Tony are playing a game on the playstation.
“Yo Vic come beat Jamie’s ass” Mike yells.
“He’s can’t beat me. He’s a little bitch” Jamie yells
“Guys stop yelling someone is going to complain about all this noise you're making”
“Fucking shit!” Tony mumbles as Jamie beats him
I put my basket of clothes on the table and take the controller from Tony.
“I’ll show you a little bitch once I’m done with you” I say to Jamie
---&---
Jamie beat me not once not twice but three times. I hand my controller to Mike and go put my clothes away. I refold some of it since I just threw it in after scrambling to gather it. I come across a shirt that isn’t mine. It was an alien throwing up the peace sign. I quickly look through the rest of my clothes and find a pair of black girl skinny jeans. I put the rest of my clothes away and tuck the pants and shirt under my armpit. I walk out of my room and head to the door.
“Where are you going?” Mike asks his eyes on me
“I have some of the neighbors laundry”
“How do you have i- Vic did you have one of them over?!”
“No! The one that isn’t Sofia was doing laundry and it just got mix up”
Mike gives me a look
“Okay” and turns his attention back to the tv
I check my phone 10:44 P.M. I ring the doorbell. A few seconds late Sofia opens the door.
“Aw you're not the pizza guy” she says with a frown
“Unfortunately I’m not”
“Well come in” she says pulling me in
She walks into her kitchen and motions for me to sit at the table.
“Do you wants anything to drink?”
“No. I actually came to return something”
“Oh really?” she says taking a seat with a mug in hand
“Yeah, you're um sister was doing laundry and well it got mixed in with mine” I say as I lay the clothes on the table.
“She’s not my sister, she’s my cousin”
“MAYA!” She yells making me jump a little
She walks into the kitchen and stops as she sees me.
“You! I-I” she turns around and leaves
Sofia and I exchange a look. Maya comes back in holding a grey shirt.
“I found this in my clothes” she says handing me my shirt.
I pick up hers and hand it to her.
“Funny I found these in mine” I say with a smile
Her face goes red
“Thanks”
“Maya this is Victor” Sofia says
“Please call me Vic”
She smiles and leaves.
“She keeps to herself a lot. Don’t feel bad if it seems like she doesn’t want to talk to you”
I turn my attention back to Sofia. We talk for a few minutes. I learn that she’s a new bartender at a popular club downtown. I tell her about my job being a manager and about my band. We’re interrupted by the pizza guy. I take this time to leave. As I open the door to my apartment I find Mike and Jamie in the kitchen making sandwiches.
“Did Tony leave?”
“Yeah he has to open tomorrow at work” Jamie replies
“Lock the door whoever leaves last. I’m going to bed”
I take off my clothes and slip on some sweatpants. I crawl into bed and close my eyes.
----&----
Mike
I open my eyes, it morning. I check the time 7:58A.M. Why am I awake this early? I rub my eyes and get up stretching. I throw one of Vic’s beanies on. I knock on his bedroom door and open it.
“Wanna go get breakfast with?”
He sits up blinking
“Yeah” he mumbles and gets up
“I’ll be downstairs”
I make my way downstairs. As I reach the door to the parking lot I pull out a cigarette lighting it as I step outside. Vic hates it if I smoke anywhere near his apartment. I lean on the building listening to the birds chirp. A few minutes later
one of the girls from across the hall comes out. What’s her name again..Mayra? Mary? She has a cigarette sticking out of her mouth.She’s fumbling with her lighter. I walk up to her
“Mayra.. right?”
She looks at me and half smiles
“Actually it’s Maya”
I flick my lighter on and light her stick.
“Thanks”
Vic comes out a few minutes later.
“Come eat breakfast with us” I say
“Um I-I can’t”
“Come on Maya. Our treat” Vic chimes in
“How about another time?”
“Sure” I reply.
Vic and I leave. As we pull out of the parking lot I wave to her, she waves back.
“Dude, you need to invite her over sometime”
“Mike, she’s like sixteen”
“How do you know? She was smoking. No sixteen year old can buy their own cigs,”
“Yeah but her twenty-two year old cousin can for her”
“Oh..true, wait how to do you Sofia is twenty-two?”
“She works at a bar.”
“No way! Does she really?”
Vic nods.
We eat our breakfast in silence. I couldn’t help to think about Sofia and Maya.
“Mike!?”
“Yeah?”
“Do you need me to drop you off at mom and dad’s or work?”
I check the time it almost nine. I go into work at eleven.
“Just drop me off at work”
We pay and leave. To be honest my job wasn’t so bad. I work at a local venue. I got so see a bunch of shows. It was a pretty cool job, plus I’ve gotten us to play a there a couple of times, opening for other bands and whatnot. I greet my manager. On the bulletin board was alist of things to be done for tomorrow’s show. I grab it and get to work.
Maya
The guys from across the hall are so cute.
“Maya?”
I snap out of my thoughts. My Co worker is standing in front of me with a stack of clothes.
“Yeah?”
“I said that you need to fold these and go fix the men's section.”
“okay”
I've been working at Forever 21 for a few months now. It was pretty chill. I always sorted out the clothes when they came in or from the dressing room. I hated handling the register. I had beg the manager to not put on them. He had been nice about and never has me on them. I go to the men's section and start straightening it up.
-----&-----
I get home around seven. Sofia isn't there. She's probably at work. I kick off my shoes and lay on the couch. I soon snooze off. I am awoken by my phone ringing. It's Sofia.
" Maya come pick me up”
“Why? Did the car stall?”
“No silly. I'm at work”
She starts to giggle and yells something to someone.
“I'm going to hang up now. Bye”
It's almost midnight. She has her car why does she need a ride. My phone rings. It's Sofia again.
“Maya come oon. I juss want a ride”
Before I can reply there's a burst of “woos”. I hear Sofia laugh.
“Bring me another shot. I can top this bitch!!!”
Okay now it click. Sofia was drinking. Great. I don't even know where she's at. Another burst of chanting. The line goes dead. She hung up on me. I don't even have a way to get to her unless I take a taxi. I don't know where she's at. I would have to pay the taxi a crap ton just to drive me to every bar. I go across the hall and knock on the door. Shit. It's midnight already. What if Vic is asleep? I'm about to turn back to my apartment when the door opens. Vic is standing in nothing but sweats. His hair is messy. He squint at the bright hall.
“Um sorry. Did I wake you up?”
“Yeah. But it's okay. I thought you were Mike”
“Can I ask you for a huge favor?”
He shakes his head yes and rubs his eyes.
“Sofia is out at some bar and she wants me to pick her up. I don't have a car. I would take a taxi but I don't know where exactly she's at. She called but just asked for a ride.”
My phone rings. Sofia yet again.
“Where are you?” I say right away.
“Hi you're friend is in no condition to drive. She just passed out. I took her phone and saw you were the last person she called. Could you come get her.”
“Yeah. What bar is it?”
“Three Tequilas”
“Three Tequilas?”
He hung up.
“That's where Mike goes” Vic says with a laugh
“Could you take me?”
“Sure”
He goes back into his apartment leaving the door open. His kitchen light is on. I see him come out from what I think is his room. He has a goodie on. We go down to his car and head to Three Tequilas.
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11/5/15