Chapter 7- Cancelled Credit Cards
Penny's Apartment
There are boxes strewn about and Penny's friends from the nightclub are there. Most of the boxes are full and there are just a few things still being packed in. Penny is tossing clothing into a box and it is obvious she is crying.
C-"So the van will be here in a few minutes, and when is your flight?"
P-" In an hour, so as soon as the van arrives I'm gonna leave for the airport. Can you make sure everything goes?"
C-" Of course. Oh, yeah, I found this credit card under your bed. I know you don't carry one, so I was wondering who it belonged to."
Penny reaches over and takes the card. She stares at it for a second before realizing that it is Jake's. It was the one he gave her to take to the restaurant. On the night when all this hell began.
I never wanted to remember that night.
Penny presses the card to her heart and starts to sob. Charity subtly gestures for the other girls to leave. Then she turns back to Penny and says, "It's all right, you don't need to talk about it."
P-" No! I want to talk about it now and forget it forever. It's Jake's. He gave it to me when he sent me to wait at a table for him and another woman. I just never bothered giving it back. That bastard broke my heart, and I want to forget him forever. I want to forget all the shit I did to help him be with her. I want to live my life without thinking about him. I just want to leave this all behind me."
She wipes away her tears and begins to put the card into her pocket. Charity reaches out and grabs the card from her. She reaches into her own pocket and pulls out a Swiss army knife. She hold both out, looks Penny in the eye and says, "You want to leave this all behind and forget about him? Then cut the card." Penny stares at Charity for a second before grabbing the knife and card. She takes a deep breath and slices the card in half. She doesn't look any happier.
P-"Thanks, but it didn't help."
Right then the van pulls up. Penny and Charity hug. Charity pulls away and says, " Well this is it I guess. Go make yourself happy." Penny grabs her purse and suitcase and heads out the door saying, "Goodbye Miami, and everyone that inhabits you."