It was about 5:00 in the afternoon in New York City. Roger was in his bedroom getting ready for his gig and Mimi was downstairs getting dressed. Jackie however, was out on the fire escape looking down at the people passing down below.

" Hey Roger?" she asked loudly.

" Yea?" He called back from his bedroom.

" Benny's the bald, black guy. Big asshole right?" Jackie asked.

" Yea, why?" he asked looking through his closet for his favorite shirt. Jackie smiled widely and walked over to her backpack, which she brought from her old home.

" Oh, no reason." She answered, taking out a bag of water balloons. She walked over to the sink and filled one of the balloons up with water.

" Hey Jackie, you better behave tonight." Roger yelled from his bedroom. Jackie tied this balloon up and walked over to the window.

" Roger, you know how I am, the quiet and calm type." She said grinning to herself. She opened the window and walked out onto the fire escape with the balloon in her hands.

" I'm serious. I don't want you pulling anything tonight." He yelled. Jackie looked over the fire escape and held the balloon over the building.

" Sure, Roger." She called back. " Bombes away." She whispered, dropping the balloon and watching it go down. A voice from below yelled out in anger.

" What the hell! Who did that? Ah, I'm so fucking soaked!" The voice said. Jackie grinned widely and went back inside. She sat on the couch and started picking the lint off her jacket to entertain herself. Just then, Roger walked out of his room wearing a grey shirt with the sleeves cut off. He was wearing a chain necklace and had a chain on his pants. He was also wearing a plain pair of jeans and his hair was brushed out.

" So what do you think?" He asked Jackie. Jackie smiled and gave him a thumbs up. Then, there was a loud knock at the door.

" Can you get that? I need to find my shoes." Roger said looking around the apartment for his shoes. Jackie walked over to the door and slid it open. On the other side of the door, a very wet Benny stood with a look of annoyance on his face.

" Ah, you must be Benny. Roger told me about you." She said examining him. "Can I ask you why you're so wet?" Jackie asked with a smile. Benny stood there and gave Jackie a dirty look. Jackie smiled wider. "Well I got to go see Mimi about something." Jackie said giving Benny a pat on the shoulder. " You may want to change out of those wet clothes though, you might catch a cold." Jackie said. She walked out of the apartment and down the flight of stairs to Mimi's apartment.

" Ok, I found my shoes." Roger said, walking out of his room. He looked up and saw Benny standing soaking wet in the doorway. It took all of Roger's power to not burst out laughing. He walked up next to Benny. " I like the new look Benny. It fits you well." Roger said trying to hold back his smile.

" Ha ha, very funny. Someone thought it would be funny to drop a water balloon on me while I was trying to get in the building." Benny said suspsiously. Roger was confused at first, but then he realized who did it.

" Sorry. That would be the work of Jackie." Roger confessed.

" Oh, so that's who that was. She a friend of yours?" Benny asked. Roger realized that Benny was shaking from being wet.

" Here let me get you a towel." Roger insisted. He went into the bathroom and found a clean towel. He then gave it to Benny.

" So, who is she? Benny asked again.

" My younger sister." Roger answered. " Why are you here anyways?" Benny stopped drying himself and put the towel on his shoulders.

" I came for the money you owe me." Benny replied.

" Well I don't have it and Mark isn't here." Roger snapped coldly. Just then the door slid open with Mark and Collins walking in. They both took one look at Benny and started to laugh loudly. Benny shot them both a dirty look.

" What happened to you Benny?" Collins said through his laughter.

" Roger's sister thought it would be funny to drop a water balloon on me when I was trying to get into the building." Benny said in an angry tone. Both Collins and Mark laughed even harder. Roger was laughing as well. Mark finally stopped laughing so hard to give Benny the check he earned this month. Benny took it fiercely and stormed out of the door.

" Man, that made my day." Collins said. " She is something, isn't she?" Roger smiled and walked to the couch to put on his shoes. Collins and Mark where still laughing at Benny. Just then, Mimi and Jackie walked in the apartment. Mimi looked at Mark and Collins with a look of confusion.

" What's so funny?" She asked. Collins and Mark started laughing once more. Mimi, who was still confused, looked at Roger. " Roger, what are they laughing about?" Roger smiled and looked at Jackie with his eyebrow raised. Mimi turned around to face Jackie. She was still smiling.

"Well, I'll give you two hints. Benny and water balloon." She answered. "Need I say more?" She said as she headed for the door. Collins and Mark followed her. Mimi waited for Roger with her hand extended. He took her hand as they walked out of the apartment. They walked down the stairs and met up with Jackie, Collins and Mark.

"Alright, lets go."

The 5 of them made their way to the Life Café. Collins, Mark and Jackie were all singing a stupid song, while Roger and Mimi walked hand in hand. They made it to the Café and saw that it was jammed packed. Almost all of Roger's friends were there and it also included many he didn't know. Roger, Mimi, Collins and Mark went off to go greet their friends and Jackie followed close behind.

" Hey, Logan." Roger said shaking a young mans hand. He was wearing an old, long sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans. He was tan and his hair was dark brown. His eyes were light blue and it stood out against his tan body and looked about 16 or 17 years old.

" Hey Roger, great turnout tonight." Logan said smiling. " The place is almost jammed packed."

" That's great. I can't wait to play." Roger said. " Oh, I almost forgot to introduce you to my sister…" Roger turned around, expecting to find Jackie, but instead saw no one. Roger looked around the Café and saw her near the beer bottle Maureen just placed on the table. " Jackie!" Roger screamed so loudly that it made Jackie jump. She quickly walked over to her brother's side.

" Yea?" she asked casually. Roger gave her a stern look.

" Don't even think about it." Roger replied. " I've already told everyone to keep an eye on you." Jackie stuck her tongue out at Roger and gave him a nasty look. " What I was trying to so was introduced you to my friend Logan." Behind Roger, Logan waved at her. Jackie waved back and walked off. Roger let out a deep breath. " Sorry, she's not the most polite person you'll ever meet." Roger said. He looked over at the stage and saw his band members waving for him to come over " Sorry, but I have to go get ready." He waved at Logan and went backstage where his band members were.

Jackie walked around the Café looking for Mimi when she saw another beer bottle on the table. She looked behind her to see if Roger was around. She grinned and reached for it. Then out of nowhere, someone put his hand on top of the bottle, startling Jackie. She looked up and saw Collins with his eyebrow raised.

" I suggest you don't try it." Collins said. Jackie made an annoyed face and continued to search for Mimi. She finally found her at a table, talking with Maureen and Joanne.

" And then Joanne said," Maureen said taking a drink from her wine bottle, " that I should stop flirting with the girl at the pharmacy." Mimi smiled and Joanne rolled her eyes. Then Mr. Homes was on the stage, holding a microphone.

" Attention everyone. Our band will be playing now, so if you would take a seat and quiet down." Mr. Homes said. Collins and Mark came over to the table and took a seat. Everyone in the Café became quieter as Roger and his band came on the stage. They played four of there own songs and the Café loved it. After Roger was done performing, he joined everyone at the table. He celebrated by chugging down a beer and then kissing Mimi. Everyone else cheered and ordered more beers. Jackie rolled her eyes and got up. Since she was forbidden to drink anything, she decided to go outside and have a cigarette. She stepped outside and saw that Logan was out there smoking as well. She adjusted her jacket and lit up.

" Hey." Logan said to Jackie. Jackie took in a deep breath of her cigarette.

" Hey, Logan." She replied. For a while they both just stood there, smoking quietly.

" Some party, huh?" Logan said, breaking the silence. Jackie gave a sarcastic laugh.

" Yea, right. Almost everyone in there is getting wasted and I'm stuck drinking soda." She said in an angry tone. Logan smiled slightly.

" Roger wont let you drink?" he replied.

" Yup." She said crisply. " And he's the one in their getting drunk like there no tomorrow." The wind suddenly picked up and it got very cold. She finished her cigarette and threw it on the ground. Logan did the same. They both headed inside to find Maureen on top of one of the tables.

" And if Benny thinks he can come here and tell us how to live our lives, he's wrong!" she screamed. Half the people just stared at her while the other half laughed. Roger and Collins were over at a table, having a beer-drinking contest. Jackie, who didn't want to join them, found an empty table where she and Logan sat. For the rest of the night, Jackie talked to Logan. They talked about all sorts of things from how she came to live with Roger to their favorite foods. When it was about 1:30pm, Mark walked over to Jackie and Logan.

" Hey Jackie, I'm taking Roger home. He's really drunk and he needs to go to bed. Can you help?" Mark asked. Jackie nodded and stood up. She waved goodbye to Logan and followed Mark to Roger, who was yelling at the wall.

" Ok, you better give me my money back or I'm going to have to teach you a lesson!" Roger yelled at the wall. Mark took him by the shoulders and started to lead him home. Jackie, who followed close behind, was shivering from the coldness. They were just getting on avenue A, when Mark stopped.

"Shoot, I forgot my camera at the Life! I have to go get it, just take Roger upstairs and let him sleep on the couch." Mark said ad he turned around. Jackie had a hard time leading Roger up 5 flights of stairs. He kept wobbling everywhere, unable to keep his balance. Finally, as they reached the loft Jackie opened the door and lead Roger inside.

" Come on Roger, let's get you on the couch." Jackie said.

" Hey, I'm…I'm not a child. I can do it…myself!" Roger said slurred angrily.

" Roger, I'm not going to let go of you because you're going to fall!" Jackie exclaimed. " And I'm not going to let you yell at me tomorrow when you have a bruised butt." But Roger wouldn't budge.

" Let me go!" Roger yelled. Jackie didn't loosen her grip on his arm.

" Roger, just let me get you to the couch, and then…." Jackie started but never got to finish because Roger whipped around so quickly and hit her. Jackie released her grip and fell to the ground, holding her left eye. Roger stumbled to the couch and quickly passed out. Jackie just sat on the ground, as silent tears ran down her cheeks. She started to breath faster. She was so confused.

" How could Roger do that?" She thought. " It was just like how they use to do it." She winced in pain, as she softly ran her finger over her eye. It was already swollen, and she knew it would be a bruise by morning. She felt so alone and betrayed. She slowly got up and went into Roger's room. She didn't even bother to change into her pajamas. Jackie heard Mark walk in not to long afterwards and go to bed. She climbed into the bed and held her knees to her chest as her tears felt off her face and onto the sheets.