Summary: Post-Rent. Actually, THIS is Mimi's redemption chapter.
Disclaimer: I own....nothing. Except for Charlotte.
A/N: I want to give a big thank you to Sunny Monster. I actually sat down and thought about what I'm going to do. And now I know everything. But I'm not telling, of course.
Chapter 9- My Only Goal Is Just To Be
"Joanne, I can't!" Mimi yelled. She had been staying with Joanne for the past three days.
"Yes, Mimi, yes you can. All you have to do is go to the loft, say 'Hi', and see what happens." Joanne suggested.
"I just-I just can't. They all hate me now...for sure."
"How do you know?" Mimi shrugged and Joanne rolled her eyes. "Look, I'm going back too. I don't know when. But I am. Because I need Maureen. And you need Roger."
"I do." She says quietly. "But, God, Joanne I can't just go back."
"Why not? Are you afraid?" Mimi doesn't answer. She looks down. "Mimi?" She looks up again and a tear falls. "Aw, sweetie. I'm sorry."
"It's ok....I am afraid, Joanne. I'm afraid that Roger will...that he'll just say he never wants to see me again."
"I know. I feel the same exact way about Maureen. But until we try, we'll never know."
Mimi nods. "That's true. But I think..."
"You think what?"
"What if I just completely give up smack? Roger hated when I shot up. Maybe if I'm clean he'll find it easier to forgive me."
"Maybe. But are you sure cold turkey is the way to go, Mimi? I mean, that might be hard."
"I-I can do it. And what if I got a job? I mean it can't be that hard. What about the Life?"
"Sounds like a plan." She looks at her watch. "Ok, well, I've got to go. Don't mess anything up while I'm gone, ok?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Bye, Mimi....oh yeah, go back. Just do it." And Joanne walked out the door, leaving Mimi to her thoughts.
"Just do it." She repeated. Mimi decided that today would be the day she turned her life around. Starting with a job. She decided to get changed out of the clothes she borrowed from Joanne and go down to the Life Café to apply for a job.
A half an hour later, Mimi was running out the door and on her way to the Life Café.
"Can I help you?" A waitress asked.
"Um, yeah, actually, you can. Do you know if there are any jobs open?"
"Well, I'm not really sure. I think that Mike, the owner, is always looking for waitresses. So if you'd like to apply..."
"Yes, I would. Thank you. Hey, you look familiar. Haven't seen you before?"
"I think you have. I'm Charlotte. You're Mark's friend, right?"
"Y-yeah. Mark's...friend. Well, anyway, nice to see you again, Charlotte. But do you think you can just tell me how to apply?"
"Well, we don't have applications or anything. You just go see Mike and he does an interview right on the spot. He's office is through those doors on the left. You can't miss it."
"Thank you so very much. Bye!"
"Bye, good luck!"
Mimi followed Charlotte's directions and knocked on Mike's door.
"Yeah, come in!" Mimi timidly opened the door. "Yes, miss?"
"Hi, I'm Mimi Marquez, I'd like to apply for a job as a waitress." She extended her hand out to Mike. He gladly shook it.
"Well, nice to meet you, Ms. Marquez. Have a seat." She did just that. "Ok, lets get started then. I'm in desperate need of waitresses. So, do you have any experience in serving people?"
Mimi smirked. "Well, you could say that."
"Good, good. Well, do you have a lot of free time?"
"Yes, I suppose so."
"Good. Can you hold two plates of hot food at one time?"
"Pretty sure I can."
"Excellent. You're hired."
That took Mimi off guard. "Just like that?"
"Yes, like I said, I desperately need waitress and you seem good enough for the job. So you're hired. Can you start tomorrow?"
"Yes, of course."
"Spectacular! Thank you, Ms. Marquez." He smiled brightly. Mimi got up and returned the smile.
"Please, call me Mimi, and thank you...Mike?"
"Mike is fine. And you're welcome."
"Ok. Bye, then."
"Good-bye."
Mimi was shocked. She just got a job...that didn't involve handcuffs. This was a great start. Next on her list? Talk to Roger. She hope to God that he would at least listen to her.
A/N: See! Mimi's not a bitch anymore. I wasn't planning on keeping her like that anyway. Hope you liked. Reviews, pretty please? *Pouts*
Disclaimer: I own....nothing. Except for Charlotte.
A/N: I want to give a big thank you to Sunny Monster. I actually sat down and thought about what I'm going to do. And now I know everything. But I'm not telling, of course.
Chapter 9- My Only Goal Is Just To Be
"Joanne, I can't!" Mimi yelled. She had been staying with Joanne for the past three days.
"Yes, Mimi, yes you can. All you have to do is go to the loft, say 'Hi', and see what happens." Joanne suggested.
"I just-I just can't. They all hate me now...for sure."
"How do you know?" Mimi shrugged and Joanne rolled her eyes. "Look, I'm going back too. I don't know when. But I am. Because I need Maureen. And you need Roger."
"I do." She says quietly. "But, God, Joanne I can't just go back."
"Why not? Are you afraid?" Mimi doesn't answer. She looks down. "Mimi?" She looks up again and a tear falls. "Aw, sweetie. I'm sorry."
"It's ok....I am afraid, Joanne. I'm afraid that Roger will...that he'll just say he never wants to see me again."
"I know. I feel the same exact way about Maureen. But until we try, we'll never know."
Mimi nods. "That's true. But I think..."
"You think what?"
"What if I just completely give up smack? Roger hated when I shot up. Maybe if I'm clean he'll find it easier to forgive me."
"Maybe. But are you sure cold turkey is the way to go, Mimi? I mean, that might be hard."
"I-I can do it. And what if I got a job? I mean it can't be that hard. What about the Life?"
"Sounds like a plan." She looks at her watch. "Ok, well, I've got to go. Don't mess anything up while I'm gone, ok?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Bye, Mimi....oh yeah, go back. Just do it." And Joanne walked out the door, leaving Mimi to her thoughts.
"Just do it." She repeated. Mimi decided that today would be the day she turned her life around. Starting with a job. She decided to get changed out of the clothes she borrowed from Joanne and go down to the Life Café to apply for a job.
A half an hour later, Mimi was running out the door and on her way to the Life Café.
"Can I help you?" A waitress asked.
"Um, yeah, actually, you can. Do you know if there are any jobs open?"
"Well, I'm not really sure. I think that Mike, the owner, is always looking for waitresses. So if you'd like to apply..."
"Yes, I would. Thank you. Hey, you look familiar. Haven't seen you before?"
"I think you have. I'm Charlotte. You're Mark's friend, right?"
"Y-yeah. Mark's...friend. Well, anyway, nice to see you again, Charlotte. But do you think you can just tell me how to apply?"
"Well, we don't have applications or anything. You just go see Mike and he does an interview right on the spot. He's office is through those doors on the left. You can't miss it."
"Thank you so very much. Bye!"
"Bye, good luck!"
Mimi followed Charlotte's directions and knocked on Mike's door.
"Yeah, come in!" Mimi timidly opened the door. "Yes, miss?"
"Hi, I'm Mimi Marquez, I'd like to apply for a job as a waitress." She extended her hand out to Mike. He gladly shook it.
"Well, nice to meet you, Ms. Marquez. Have a seat." She did just that. "Ok, lets get started then. I'm in desperate need of waitresses. So, do you have any experience in serving people?"
Mimi smirked. "Well, you could say that."
"Good, good. Well, do you have a lot of free time?"
"Yes, I suppose so."
"Good. Can you hold two plates of hot food at one time?"
"Pretty sure I can."
"Excellent. You're hired."
That took Mimi off guard. "Just like that?"
"Yes, like I said, I desperately need waitress and you seem good enough for the job. So you're hired. Can you start tomorrow?"
"Yes, of course."
"Spectacular! Thank you, Ms. Marquez." He smiled brightly. Mimi got up and returned the smile.
"Please, call me Mimi, and thank you...Mike?"
"Mike is fine. And you're welcome."
"Ok. Bye, then."
"Good-bye."
Mimi was shocked. She just got a job...that didn't involve handcuffs. This was a great start. Next on her list? Talk to Roger. She hope to God that he would at least listen to her.
A/N: See! Mimi's not a bitch anymore. I wasn't planning on keeping her like that anyway. Hope you liked. Reviews, pretty please? *Pouts*