Chapter 7

Tori dragged her self through the living room. A million thoughts ran through her head.

"You hungry." Jimmy asked. "I could order a pizza."

"If it means I have to leave the house then no I aint hungry. Not one bit!" Tori said as she thumbed through her CD's

"No you don't have to leave. They have this new invention called delivery, they bring the pizza to your house." Jimmy told her.

Tori turned around and flipped him the bird. "I know about that service, I don't live under a rock. If your hungry go a head and order,

phones over there by the couch. I'm pretty broke till Friday." She said as she placed her AC/DC CD in the CD player.

"I have money." He said as he picked up the phone.

Tori looked over at him. "I'll pay you back, Friday."

Jimmy shook his head. "No need to."

A small smile came over Tori's face. "Thanks. I need comfort food right now." She flipped to

track number 5 and hit the play button.

SAFE IN NEW YORK CITY

AC/DC STIFF UPPER LIP (I do not own this song)



Hello baby gimme your hand

Check out the high spots the lay of the land

You don't need a rocket or a big limousine

Come on over baby and I'll make you obscene

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

All over the city and down to the dives

Don't mess with this place it'll eat you alive

Got lip smackin' honey to soak up the jam

On top of the world ma' ready to slam

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

Movin' all over like a jumpin' bean

Take a look at that thing in the tight ass jeans

Comin' your way now you may be in luck

Don't you fret boy she's ready to buck

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

I feel safe in New York City

New York, New York, New York

I feel safe in a cage in New York City

She turned it off the radio. "Yup only in a cage." She said to her self. "God know's the rest of it isn't safe. People may break into

your house and steal your fucking underwear!"

Jimmy heard her. He searched his mind for something to say, but came up blank. So he sat on the couch. Picked up the remote and

flipped through some cannels. "Oh this is a good movie." He said out loud.

"What movie is that?" Tori asked.

"The Longest Day. John Wayne is in it."

"Well goodie for him, does he wanna cookie?" Tori asked as she sat on the couch next to Jimmy.

He couldn't but to laugh. "I don't know what good a cookie would do The Duke. He's been dead for years."

Tori looked over at Jimmy. "This movie is in black and white. That's almost as boring as a movie without swears!"

"You are so much like your brother. It's scary!"

"Hey now that offends me. I'm nothing like him. Okay I'm a little like him, but just a little."

There was a knock at the door, Tori jumped. She looked over at Jimmy.

"It's okay Tori, it's just the pizza guy."

"Oh, yeah. Okay. Sorry" She sat back down on the couch. She watched as Jimmy paid the guy. "C'mon on let me pay you back she said."

"No I won't." He placed the pizza box down. "It's just a 20 dollar pizza, I won't go broke over it." He opened the box. Tori

watched as steam rose from the pizza. "Go ahead take a slice."

She curled her nose and looked at him. She slowly took a slice and bit into it. Catching some cheese as it slipped off the slice.

"This is good man." She said as she swallowed a bite.

"Yeah I order from there at least once a week. All I have to say is my name and they know what kind I want."

"That's messed up. You should try eating something else every now and then." Tori said as she took another bite of her pizza.

"Well it's all Joey will eat, so that's the main part."

Tori nodded her head. "He's lucky he has both a Mom and Dad ya know. I mean my mother was a crackwhore."

Jimmy almost choked. "Uhm wow, well….."

"It's true my mother sold her body for crack, I'll admit it. Whatever floats her boat ya know. I only saw my Dad once,

which is fine by me. He's a prick. All I have is my brother. I kinda like to meet his Mom one day. He never told her about me,

I didn't care ya know. But I still wanna meet her. I want to know what she's like and all."

Jimmy looked at Tori. "Having Bosco for a brother, isn't such a bad thing. He's a great guy. You're very lucky."

"I never said it was a bad thing. I love Maurice. A lot."

"Have you ever talked to him about meeting his Mom?" Jimmy asked.

She wiped her hands off. "Nah, I don't want to press it. Maybe one day he'll be ready. Till then I'll just wait and see what happens."

"You know you can talk to him about anything, he won't get mad."

"What is this some Barbara Walters Special or something? I know I can talk to him, he and I have already been down the

"Tori you can talk to me about anything anytime" road. I know I can talk to him. I just choose not to talk to him about everything. He has his own life ya know."

Jimmy felt off guard. "I'm sorry I brought it up. It's none of my business."

"No, I'm sorry. I had no right to go off on you." She said with a heavy sigh. "I'm just worked up over everything.

Maybe when all this shit blows over and they catch the asshole, I can live a normal life." She fell back against the seat of the couch.

"Why me? How come he picked me, and not some other girl?"

Jimmy had no idea how to answer her. He just looked at her.

"I just don't get it. I don't get it at all."