Chapter 7:
The next day, I got up early and circled jobs I could do in the newspaper. I had to drive Melanie to school because Eyeball wouldn't get up. I went on several interviews but this town was so sexist! I couldn't get the job even if I had slept with the person who was in charge. Not that I was planning on resorting to that. When I stopped at Elisa's for lunch around twelve, I called Eyeball to make sure his ass was out of bed. He said he was on his way to pick up Mel, and that made me feel much better.
Well, I finally got a job, a really crappy job. I was a waitress at were Teddy worked. He pulled some strings and got me the job, thank god for Teddy. I started right away, and had to change into a skimpy black skirt, and a cleavage-shoving top. He also made me wear long, slutty high heels.
After a day of getting my ass pinched by gross men, having disturbing comments made about me, and getting really bad tips, I headed home. I asked my boss for an advance on my paycheck, and went home.
The house was booming and I just didn't want to deal with any of it. I went inside and saw millions and millions of beer bottles around, cigarettes, lighters, matches, everything. The house was so trashed. I found Ace, Eyeball, Charlie, Billy, Vince, Cheryl, and a few people I didn't recognize and Cherry. Cherry? Cherry? Cherry!!! Oh, Eyeball is going to get it!
"Oh hi Jess." He said smiling nervously. He stood up and tried to give me a kiss, but I held my hand out and stopped him.
"Eyeball, I'm giving you to the count of three to get everyone out of this house."
"Hun, I can't just,"
"One."
"Hey Eyeball, are you going to let your little wifey control you." A drunk Cherry said laughing.
"Bitch, since when do you open your mouth for anything but a dick?" I said. I was so pissed off at Eyeball, and the little slut! And to top it off, I was tired, and still in that slutty outfit, and I just wanted to wash all the grim from guys hands off of me and go to sleep! The Cobras were smart enough to know I wasn't playing around.
"Oh yeah, well." Vince smacked his hand on her mouth to keep her quiet.
"Eyeball, I want everyone out."
"Jess. Be reasonable."
"No."
"Hey Eyeball, Cherry's right, are you going to let the woman wear the pants and control you?" Ace said, obviously drunk.
"Y-Yeah, I wear the pants in this house Jess, and I don't want them to leave yet!"
"Are you yelling at me?"
"God no. I would never yell at you." Eyeball said nervously. Oh man! He better be afraid!
"Ace, get the fuck out of my house." I said, tired and pissed off.
"Hey, we're Eyeball's guests not yours! We'll leave when Eyeball says to!" Ace said.
"That's right! So you can go back to the corner you came from!" Cherry agreed, chewing her gum in her annoying way.
"The corner I came from? Please. I have a No Skank Law in this house, and right now you're in violation of it."
"I'm not the skank Jessika."
"Really? Have you looked in the mirror lately, 'cause that's what we're seeing."
"Speak for yourself."
"Like I'd speak for you? I'm sorry, I don't speak Whore."
"You're the whore Jess."
"Someone please shove something in her mouth that she can suck on." I said, extremely tired and fed up. When Cherry opened her mouth to reply to me, Vince, again, wisely shut her up.
"Jess, they're not leaving!" Eyeball said firmly.
"Fine. No more sex." I said and went into the bedroom, and slammed the door. I could hear his friends talking.
"Oh." They all said in unison in a tone to indicate 'dammmnnnn'. And I heard some 'that sucks' whistling.
"Eyeball, you really fucked up." Vince, said.
"Guys, now you really have to leave." Eyeball said. Hmm, typically Eyeball. He doesn't do anything until you threaten his sex life. Unbelievable! Wait, where's Melanie? He better have picked her up. I came out of the room just as everyone was leaving. I checked for Melanie all over the house.
"See Jess, everyone's leaving, no reason to take away sex." He said and wrapped his arms around my waist. I pushed him off of me.
"Where's Melanie."
"Melanie?"
"Eyeball, where the fuck is my daughter?"
"Our daughter is at school I think." I smacked him on the back of the head.
"EYEBALL! You were supposed to pick her up at noon! I even called you!" I sighed loudly and quickly called Gordie. He said he'd rush over and pick her up for me, while Eyeball pleaded for my forgiveness.
"Jess, I'm sorry. I won't forget tomorrow." I didn't answer him. "Jess. Talk to me." I started to clean up the mess. I didn't want Melanie to see all this. "Jessie babe, please." He tried one more time. "Jess I said I was fucking sorry, what more do you want?"
"I want you to be responsible and stop being such a worthless asshole!"
"Worthless asshole?"
"That's right Eyeball! You're a fucking dick head and you don't give a shit about anyone but yourself and I'm not going to deal with it!"
"You're such a bitch."
"I'm a bitch? You've got to be fuckin' kidding me!"
"Jess, I said I was sorry."
"Yeah, and?"
"Fine! You fucking bitch." He said, took his jacket and left the house. I fell onto the floor crying. I hated myself for putting my life in this position. Gordie walked Melanie in the house and saw my crying. I didn't even pretend that I wasn't.
"Mommy, what's wrong? Do you have a boo-boo?" Melanie looked up at me with bright blue eyes.
"Melanie, why don't you go into your room and start your coloring." Gordie said kneeling beside me.
"Otay." She still didn't have her 'K's' quiet down yet. She walked slowly into her room and shut the door.
"Jess, what happened?" Gordie asked.
"I just can't do this! Eyeball isn't helping me at all, in fact he's making things a living hell. He just doesn't get it!"
"It's okay, you'll always have me, you know that. You know that so many people would love to help you out whenever you need."
"I need Eyeball's help and he is the one person that won't."
"Where is he?"
"We had a fight and he left. Probably out drinking. Could you believe he brought Cherry into my home? And he forgot to pick up Melanie, and I have to find him a tutor to help him finish high school, and work at Teddy's with all those disgusting men."
"Just talk to him about it. He won't help you unless you ask for it."
"Whatever. You should get going."
"Are you going to be okay?"
"I will be."
"Okay, well you know you can call me or Chris any time."
"Thanks Gordie." He smiled, kissed me on the forehead, then left.
The next day, I got up early and circled jobs I could do in the newspaper. I had to drive Melanie to school because Eyeball wouldn't get up. I went on several interviews but this town was so sexist! I couldn't get the job even if I had slept with the person who was in charge. Not that I was planning on resorting to that. When I stopped at Elisa's for lunch around twelve, I called Eyeball to make sure his ass was out of bed. He said he was on his way to pick up Mel, and that made me feel much better.
Well, I finally got a job, a really crappy job. I was a waitress at were Teddy worked. He pulled some strings and got me the job, thank god for Teddy. I started right away, and had to change into a skimpy black skirt, and a cleavage-shoving top. He also made me wear long, slutty high heels.
After a day of getting my ass pinched by gross men, having disturbing comments made about me, and getting really bad tips, I headed home. I asked my boss for an advance on my paycheck, and went home.
The house was booming and I just didn't want to deal with any of it. I went inside and saw millions and millions of beer bottles around, cigarettes, lighters, matches, everything. The house was so trashed. I found Ace, Eyeball, Charlie, Billy, Vince, Cheryl, and a few people I didn't recognize and Cherry. Cherry? Cherry? Cherry!!! Oh, Eyeball is going to get it!
"Oh hi Jess." He said smiling nervously. He stood up and tried to give me a kiss, but I held my hand out and stopped him.
"Eyeball, I'm giving you to the count of three to get everyone out of this house."
"Hun, I can't just,"
"One."
"Hey Eyeball, are you going to let your little wifey control you." A drunk Cherry said laughing.
"Bitch, since when do you open your mouth for anything but a dick?" I said. I was so pissed off at Eyeball, and the little slut! And to top it off, I was tired, and still in that slutty outfit, and I just wanted to wash all the grim from guys hands off of me and go to sleep! The Cobras were smart enough to know I wasn't playing around.
"Oh yeah, well." Vince smacked his hand on her mouth to keep her quiet.
"Eyeball, I want everyone out."
"Jess. Be reasonable."
"No."
"Hey Eyeball, Cherry's right, are you going to let the woman wear the pants and control you?" Ace said, obviously drunk.
"Y-Yeah, I wear the pants in this house Jess, and I don't want them to leave yet!"
"Are you yelling at me?"
"God no. I would never yell at you." Eyeball said nervously. Oh man! He better be afraid!
"Ace, get the fuck out of my house." I said, tired and pissed off.
"Hey, we're Eyeball's guests not yours! We'll leave when Eyeball says to!" Ace said.
"That's right! So you can go back to the corner you came from!" Cherry agreed, chewing her gum in her annoying way.
"The corner I came from? Please. I have a No Skank Law in this house, and right now you're in violation of it."
"I'm not the skank Jessika."
"Really? Have you looked in the mirror lately, 'cause that's what we're seeing."
"Speak for yourself."
"Like I'd speak for you? I'm sorry, I don't speak Whore."
"You're the whore Jess."
"Someone please shove something in her mouth that she can suck on." I said, extremely tired and fed up. When Cherry opened her mouth to reply to me, Vince, again, wisely shut her up.
"Jess, they're not leaving!" Eyeball said firmly.
"Fine. No more sex." I said and went into the bedroom, and slammed the door. I could hear his friends talking.
"Oh." They all said in unison in a tone to indicate 'dammmnnnn'. And I heard some 'that sucks' whistling.
"Eyeball, you really fucked up." Vince, said.
"Guys, now you really have to leave." Eyeball said. Hmm, typically Eyeball. He doesn't do anything until you threaten his sex life. Unbelievable! Wait, where's Melanie? He better have picked her up. I came out of the room just as everyone was leaving. I checked for Melanie all over the house.
"See Jess, everyone's leaving, no reason to take away sex." He said and wrapped his arms around my waist. I pushed him off of me.
"Where's Melanie."
"Melanie?"
"Eyeball, where the fuck is my daughter?"
"Our daughter is at school I think." I smacked him on the back of the head.
"EYEBALL! You were supposed to pick her up at noon! I even called you!" I sighed loudly and quickly called Gordie. He said he'd rush over and pick her up for me, while Eyeball pleaded for my forgiveness.
"Jess, I'm sorry. I won't forget tomorrow." I didn't answer him. "Jess. Talk to me." I started to clean up the mess. I didn't want Melanie to see all this. "Jessie babe, please." He tried one more time. "Jess I said I was fucking sorry, what more do you want?"
"I want you to be responsible and stop being such a worthless asshole!"
"Worthless asshole?"
"That's right Eyeball! You're a fucking dick head and you don't give a shit about anyone but yourself and I'm not going to deal with it!"
"You're such a bitch."
"I'm a bitch? You've got to be fuckin' kidding me!"
"Jess, I said I was sorry."
"Yeah, and?"
"Fine! You fucking bitch." He said, took his jacket and left the house. I fell onto the floor crying. I hated myself for putting my life in this position. Gordie walked Melanie in the house and saw my crying. I didn't even pretend that I wasn't.
"Mommy, what's wrong? Do you have a boo-boo?" Melanie looked up at me with bright blue eyes.
"Melanie, why don't you go into your room and start your coloring." Gordie said kneeling beside me.
"Otay." She still didn't have her 'K's' quiet down yet. She walked slowly into her room and shut the door.
"Jess, what happened?" Gordie asked.
"I just can't do this! Eyeball isn't helping me at all, in fact he's making things a living hell. He just doesn't get it!"
"It's okay, you'll always have me, you know that. You know that so many people would love to help you out whenever you need."
"I need Eyeball's help and he is the one person that won't."
"Where is he?"
"We had a fight and he left. Probably out drinking. Could you believe he brought Cherry into my home? And he forgot to pick up Melanie, and I have to find him a tutor to help him finish high school, and work at Teddy's with all those disgusting men."
"Just talk to him about it. He won't help you unless you ask for it."
"Whatever. You should get going."
"Are you going to be okay?"
"I will be."
"Okay, well you know you can call me or Chris any time."
"Thanks Gordie." He smiled, kissed me on the forehead, then left.