Summary: Post-Rent. Um...Mimi's turn. Yeah, not a good summary, I know.
Disclaimer: You know the song: I don't own anything.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Really. They make me feel special. This is sort of like Mimi's redemption chapter. It's really short, as I can't think of a really good idea. But I promise, when the rain goes away I'll have really good ideas!
Chapter 8- What'd You Do With My Candle?
Mimi was freezing. Really freezing. She was living on the streets for the past three days. Her first day after she got kicked out she stayed at Benny's while Allison was out of town. But she came back early and Mimi had to leave. And she was still freezing. And she only had her old ratty jacket which barely kept her warm. Of course it had to start snowing. She hated this. She hated the snow. She hated not having anything to keep her warm. But most of all she hated herself. She couldn't stand the fact that she hurt Roger so badly. She loved him so much. And she had no idea what made her say the things she did. 'Probably because I was high.' She thought. She hated that too. All this drug shit just made her sick. She wanted to stop. She wanted to stop so badly. But she couldn't. She tried. When Roger left. But it didn't work. She missed him too damn much. And that's why she did what she did with Mark. She never wanted to. He definitely didn't want to. But she was high most of the time and Roger wasn't there to make her stop. Roger. This was all-'No stop it!' She told herself. 'This isn't Roger's fault. It's yours.' She got up from the cold bench she was sitting on and starting walking aimlessly. Desperately trying to clear her head. She hated snow. Didn't she think about that already? Yes, yes, she did. But she still hated it. She walked with her head down, thinking that somehow the snow wouldn't hit her. But she tripped over something and fell to the ground. This was the only time she was grateful for snow. Because it caught her fall. She just lay there motionless, hoping to fall asleep. 'Smart Mimi. Fall asleep in cold snow.' She thought. Her thought were suddenly disturbed.
"Mimi?" A female voice asked.
"Huh?" She asked, face still in the snow.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah...how do you know me?" Her muffled voice asked.
"It's Joanne." Mimi got up quickly.
"Joanne. What are you doing over here?"
"Well, I was on my way to the loft." She answered quietly. She really just wanted to see if Maureen was there. She wanted to apologize. Well, beg for Maureen's forgiveness is more like it.
Mimi's eyes began to water. "The loft."
"Yes. Speaking of which, why aren't you there?"
"I...well...Roger...he-he kicked me out." She responded quietly. It broke her heart to say it.
"What? Why?"
"I don't want to talk about it." And she resumed walking.
"No, Mimi wait!" Joanne called out.
"What?" She said, turning around. Joanne caught up with her.
"I could really use a friend right now."
"Why? You have Maureen."
"No, I-I don't."
"What?" Mimi asked, surprised.
"Well...it's a long story."
"I'm willing to hear it."
"O-ok. But first, why don't we go to my apartment? You look like hell."
"Gee, thanks. I'll get my stuff." She runs back quickly to grab her bag then runs back to Joanne. "Ok." They start walking. "Joanne?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"Anytime."
When they got to Joanne's apartment, Joanne told Mimi about how she cheated on Maureen and she left her. Mimi was completely understanding. Mimi told Joanne about how she had cheated on Roger and everything that happened at the loft. Joanne completely understood.
It seemed understanding was what both women needed.
A/N: Yeah, not that great. And don't worry; there will be NO Mimi/Joanne. Just in case someone thought that.
Disclaimer: You know the song: I don't own anything.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Really. They make me feel special. This is sort of like Mimi's redemption chapter. It's really short, as I can't think of a really good idea. But I promise, when the rain goes away I'll have really good ideas!
Chapter 8- What'd You Do With My Candle?
Mimi was freezing. Really freezing. She was living on the streets for the past three days. Her first day after she got kicked out she stayed at Benny's while Allison was out of town. But she came back early and Mimi had to leave. And she was still freezing. And she only had her old ratty jacket which barely kept her warm. Of course it had to start snowing. She hated this. She hated the snow. She hated not having anything to keep her warm. But most of all she hated herself. She couldn't stand the fact that she hurt Roger so badly. She loved him so much. And she had no idea what made her say the things she did. 'Probably because I was high.' She thought. She hated that too. All this drug shit just made her sick. She wanted to stop. She wanted to stop so badly. But she couldn't. She tried. When Roger left. But it didn't work. She missed him too damn much. And that's why she did what she did with Mark. She never wanted to. He definitely didn't want to. But she was high most of the time and Roger wasn't there to make her stop. Roger. This was all-'No stop it!' She told herself. 'This isn't Roger's fault. It's yours.' She got up from the cold bench she was sitting on and starting walking aimlessly. Desperately trying to clear her head. She hated snow. Didn't she think about that already? Yes, yes, she did. But she still hated it. She walked with her head down, thinking that somehow the snow wouldn't hit her. But she tripped over something and fell to the ground. This was the only time she was grateful for snow. Because it caught her fall. She just lay there motionless, hoping to fall asleep. 'Smart Mimi. Fall asleep in cold snow.' She thought. Her thought were suddenly disturbed.
"Mimi?" A female voice asked.
"Huh?" She asked, face still in the snow.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah...how do you know me?" Her muffled voice asked.
"It's Joanne." Mimi got up quickly.
"Joanne. What are you doing over here?"
"Well, I was on my way to the loft." She answered quietly. She really just wanted to see if Maureen was there. She wanted to apologize. Well, beg for Maureen's forgiveness is more like it.
Mimi's eyes began to water. "The loft."
"Yes. Speaking of which, why aren't you there?"
"I...well...Roger...he-he kicked me out." She responded quietly. It broke her heart to say it.
"What? Why?"
"I don't want to talk about it." And she resumed walking.
"No, Mimi wait!" Joanne called out.
"What?" She said, turning around. Joanne caught up with her.
"I could really use a friend right now."
"Why? You have Maureen."
"No, I-I don't."
"What?" Mimi asked, surprised.
"Well...it's a long story."
"I'm willing to hear it."
"O-ok. But first, why don't we go to my apartment? You look like hell."
"Gee, thanks. I'll get my stuff." She runs back quickly to grab her bag then runs back to Joanne. "Ok." They start walking. "Joanne?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"Anytime."
When they got to Joanne's apartment, Joanne told Mimi about how she cheated on Maureen and she left her. Mimi was completely understanding. Mimi told Joanne about how she had cheated on Roger and everything that happened at the loft. Joanne completely understood.
It seemed understanding was what both women needed.
A/N: Yeah, not that great. And don't worry; there will be NO Mimi/Joanne. Just in case someone thought that.