You sighed as you leaned against Davi's car after work. You lightened up as you saw her face come out the restaurant with her purse at her side and two large paychecks in her hand.

She threw you one of the envelopes as you both tore into them at the same time.

"How much did you get?" you asked. She frowned as she looked down at it. Then she mumbled, "But I worked so many hours this week…how is it only 250?"

You felt your blood boil as you screamed, "How can he cheapskate you out of 150 bucks?"

You heard her mumble cuss words under her breath. You then leaned backed and said, "How long is this going to go for? When is something really good going to happen to us?"

Her eyes dropped to the ground as she walked around the car and got in the drivers seat. You hopped into the car and rested against the cold window staring at the cloudy sky. Small droplets appeared on the see-through as it began to rain mildly. You inhaled the fresh air and tried to think of all the reasons you didn't get accepted to CSU (California state university). You studied so hard to get in and you were disappointed again. Why did bad things always happen to you?

You felt dragged down and hurt as you put your hand on the door handle and tried to open the door but it was stuck again. You gritted your teeth and said, "Davi, it's stuck again. Go around and open it from the outside and let me out,"

She bit her lip and got out and opened your door as you complained, "It seems like every little thing around here is either broken or is about to break,"

Davi nodded as you both walked up to your door as you reached to grab your keys. Davi then said, "I doubt you even need the keys. I bet with how old this house is, the doorknob will just," she stopped and had a shocked expression on her face when she accidentally broke the door knob off. You looked at her and threw your hands up in the air saying, "Oh, well isn't this just wonderful? Yet another thing to add to the list!"

"Sorry," she mumbled under her breath as she pushed the door open and walked inside. You kicked your shoes off and sulked into the kitchen and sat on a stool at the table. Davi sighed and sat down at the table and said, "I needed that 150 dollars for the groceries this week. All the rest goes to bills. What are we going to do, Aimee?"

You shook you head and said, "I don't know anymore. I'm going to die in this hell hole,"

She looked at you sadly before saying, "Remember that guy you cussed out the other day? He called and said he won't call the cops on you for physical and verbal assault if you do him a favor and repair his car of damages you caused."

You pouted you lip and stood up angrily and yelled, "Physical assault? I didn't do anything!"

She stared at you bluntly and said, "You slapped him 4 times and then threatened to slam his head underneath the hood of his car. You really need to learn to control your anger."

You glared at her and said, "There's nothing wrong with how I am. It's what's wrong with everyone else…Sorry; I'm not as open as some people are. I don't like most people…"

You sighed and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to come off so rude with that comment; I'm just really stressed from everything that's going on…"

Davi nodded and smiled before saying, "We should go out and find some new jobs. I've never been a very 'poised' waitress anyway."

You smiled and nodded and stood up and grabbed a jacket and slid it over your thin figure. You fluffed your hair a bit and adjusted your glasses and grabbed the car keys but before you could even walk out; Davi grabbed the keys from you and said, "I'm not letting you drive because of last time. You have the worst road rage!"

You rolled your eyes and walked outside, being instantly poured on with rain. You stopped and let the rain falls upon your face before getting into the vehicle. You ran your fingers through your short brown hair and took off your glasses and used your shirt to dry them off. You then laid back and let the smooth vibrations of the moving car soothe your nerves. Soon enough, Davi ended up driving you to a theatre downtown.

"Maybe they have some openings for their plays. We can try and be actresses! Have you ever tried that?" she enthused. You closed your and said, "No, I've never thought about it. It sounds fun, though. Let's go in," and hopped down from the car (you're short). The rain was settling down as you stampeded through the puddles. You laughed as you jumped in a huge one that splashed Davi in the face.
"Ha-ha, I'm sorry, Daverz! I couldn't resist!" you cried. She glared at you and splashed in another one which splashed your pants.

"Now, it looks like I wet myself!" you called in revolt. You then giggled and grabbed her arm as you tried to throw her around. You both started laughing together like the good old days when everything wasn't so hard, when someone yelled, "Excuse me, are you here for the PETA meeting?"

You both stopped laughing and stood up straight as you said professionally, "No, I'm here with my friend to see if there are any auditions available."

The woman sighed shakily and then asked, "Well, are you a vegetarian?"

You looked at Davi and nodded your heads. The tall lady then said, "I'm sorry to confuse you but, you see, we have a little bit of a problem on our hands. We were supposed to have two guest speakers to lecture about the most recent crime of poor anime injustice but they called in sick and now we aren't sure what to do. Do you guys know anything about what we are pulling for in our success average? We want to officially shut down KFC. Do you think you can help us out?"

You stepped back and looked at Davi who was obviously in deep thought. You then shrugged and said, "Why not? Do we get anything in return?"

She nodded excitedly and said, "yes, depending on how long you talk, we pay you 50 dollars an hour each."

You looked at Davi and smirked and then said, "Lady, it's a done deal."

You twitched as you walked into the large room of people. You walked up to the stand while trying not to look at the faces in the audience. You reached and grabbed the microphone and said bluntly, "Animal Cruelty,"

Then you looked up facing them and said, "These two words are the despicable influence of the society we've been raised in. The only thing that makes us different from them is that we are able to see through the lies!"

You got cheers and claps as you continued in your political rampage.

"If someone asked you to sever an innocent animal's chance at life, would you do it?"

"No!" yelled the crowd.

"Exactly, so who are they as humans taking the life of technically another human being? Beasts. Murderers. Call them whatever you wish. My assistant Davi will show you the diagram of exactly how many animals die on your average livestock farm or ranch."

This went on for an hour or so before you walked off the little stage and walked toward the exit. But at the end of the crowd there were four men sitting promptly at a table, as if they were judging. You shook your head and continued walking until you felt something pull at your hood. You turned around and saw a strange looking man standing there, dressed in all black. He had a weird haircut and one side of his head was blonde. You stared at him dully.

"Hi, my name Jade. Jade Puget," he said while flipping his hair when he said the last name. You still just stared at him before saying, "Hi, I'm leaving," and turning and walking off.

He ran after you stuttering, "You mean, you don't know who I am?"

You ripped your arm away from him and said, "No, I don't. And frankly I don't care."

"Wha, what? Why are you being so hostile? I just wanted to say hi!"

"And I just wanted to go home with my 75 dollars so I can go pay the rent and try not to starve!"

He stopped and stood there looking hurt. You looked up at his saddened face, but then turned away before you got suckered into being nice.

"Well, I'm leaving. Bye," you said softly as you walked to the car. You went and got in and sat there trying not to punch something. That guy was annoying. Good thing you'll never see him again.

Meanwhile:.

Jade stood there completely mortified by what happened. Why did that girl's comment bother him so much? He shook his head and went back and sat at the table with his band. He rested his head on his knuckles while trying to understand why she didn't recognize him from the giant AFI Sponsor poster on the back of the room. It's kind of hard to miss it. He shrugged and continued to support the PETA meeting, though, at this point, he wouldn't be able to pay attention. He had his mind on other things…