Roger's Back

By: Television Jett

A/N: Not as sad as other chapters but most definitely a little faster and I adapted some of the movie in this chapter. And by the way it has been six months since the previous chapter.

Warnings: A curse word. And a little taken from the movie.

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Mimi sat alone in the abandoned apartment that she now calls her home. The phone rings and she runs to pick it up.

"Where are you?"

"…ummm…I…I don't want to do this anymore. I'm done…"

"What're you talking 'bout. You can't be done. You're my biggest customer!"

"Sorry, but I…I need…I need my life back…" Mimi hung up the receiver and didn't move a muscle. She didn't know what to do anymore. After Benny left her she went on the drugs more than she ever had. She had never been on so heavily in her life. But that's exactly what she didn't want to deal with and that was life. If there was anything that she could do without at the moment it was that.

Two weeks earlier her father died and she attended the funeral. But she wasn't there because she was sad or really wanted to pay her respects, but only wanted to go to get out of the house. Her father was the last person in the world to receive any sort of respect considering that all Mimi's life he beat her mother and molested her. But then again her mother never left him. Not even after Mimi couldn't deal with it anymore and left on to be out on her own at 15. Her mother just wouldn't leave the bastard.

The ceremony was nice. Her father's coffin was black with golden handles. When Mimi walked into the church she met her mother's glaze. And for the fist time in a long time Mimi's mother had a smile on her face.

Mimi walked up to her mother and in a very thick accent her mother said, "It is over." And began to cry, but not out of sadness but out of happiness.

Her father was buried in the cemetery around the corner from Mimi's new apartment, right below the bohemians. At the burial the final words were said and people began to depart to their cars, Mimi's mother was the first to drive off and left without anyone knowing.

Mimi for some odd reason was the only one to stay behind. She didn't know why she was staying, she had no reason to. It's not like yelling "I hate you and always have" would have done much considering her father couldn't hear because he was dead. But Mimi just waiting until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Benny's dark brown eyes looking back at her. She was surprised for it had been a little over 6 months since she and Benny had even spoke to each other and surprisingly enough even seen each other. For a moment neither one of them said anything at all. But Benny broke the silence, "I came to…show my condolences…"

Bullshit Mimi thought I told you about my past. Try again. "Why'd you really come? Because you know that I could care less about…him." Mimi smiled for the first time in a long time.

"Would it be a crime if I just wanted to come and see you?...It's been a while and I understand that but…we should at least be able to be friends. At least I would think so." Benny was a little uncomfortable considering that he thinks Mimi will see the situation as Benny seeing a funeral as a cheap excuse to meet.

"No, I guess not. Wanna take a walk?" Mimi asked. Benny's eyes lit up. "Sure". And so that's what they did. Not as romantic as Mimi would like, considering that she still wanted Benny back, but anything will do for her. I wonder if he'll grab my hand? She thought and tried to grab his but missed. Either that or he moved his hand away, but she was more content with the fact that he missed so that was her final thought.

"So…how've you been?" Benny asked.

"I've been living. How about you?"

Benny turned away from Mimi. "I've been doing pretty good myself. I'm with Alison now and we're getting married soon...and I just wanted to see how you were holding up…"

The silence that fell between them could have been cut with a knife. Mimi didn't understand why Benny would drop a bomb like that and get all cold. Then, "Your dealer is waiting by the street."

Mimi turned and sure enough there was her dealer by the street signaling her to come over. Great. Just great.

Back in her apartment Mimi's memories began to fade. I miss him she thought. I need a life…one without…

But was this even possible? Maybe not, but she would try.

-Beep, Beep-

Mimi looked down. AZT break.

That's when she heard it. The strangest noise that she hadn't heard at all since she had been living in her new apartment. Is sounded like someone either trying to play the guitar or someone strangling a cat. What the hell. It's 2am! She thought. Then she walked out her window and saw every tenet on the block throwing paper that was on fire out of their windows.

"It's times like this where you need a cigarette." Mimi got one off her windowsill and went on her fire escape. Everyone was screaming and hollering. Mimi decided she just wanted to sit on her handrail and so she did. That's when she heard a familiar voice. She looked up to see Mark and then sure enough she saw Roger. He looked so different since the last time she saw him. Damn he looks good. And he let his hair grow out. I wonder if he's still available … she thought.

Roger looked down and for what it seemed like an eternity their eyes met as if it were the first time they saw each other. Everything seemed to disappear but Roger and Mimi.I

Her eyes…Roger thought so beautiful… Then Roger was snapped back into reality by a hand on his shoulder and he looked to see Mark staring back at him and yelling with the crowd. He looked back to Mimi, their eyes met again, they smiled and Roger turned back to the crowd. When he looked back down Mimi was gone. I don't remember her. Who is she? He thought, but decided to worry about it later and continued to scream and yell with the rest of the crowd.

Mimi was inside her tiny apartment to get a blanket. For the first time she was getting the feeling again. The chills and dizziness. Shit not again she thought this is why people don't quit. And that's when she saw it. A baggy that she forgot to throw out sitting on her only nightstand just smiling at her.

No, I quit…I can't do it anymore…But as soon as that passed her mind she began to think about life. About Benny and Alison. And without a second thought to it she picked up the baggy and heard the ruckus outside die down and the footsteps overhead.

"I'm going to the market Roger." She heard Mark yell.

This is my chance…Roger here I come… And with that she picked up the baggy and walked out of her apartment to the loft upstairs.