I'm changed!

I always threw the envelope given to me without even opening it. I was very annoyed. Tonight, I was drinking away my anger. The city was sad, but still beautiful, even through the tears.

- I wish I could paint this wonderful scenery.

I was almost broke with what I have now. How can I possibly afford to buy a canvas?! My head whirled with these thoughts, pushing me down and suffocating me. So I picked my tequila bottle again. I feel a little dizzy.... I stopped drinking. It's time to go home.

At that moment, someone started climbing the stairs.

-Lift him up!

- This fatty is so heavy!

- I told ya! We should have killed him where we were going to bury him!

Kill?! The first stranger again told

- What? Wh-who are you?

I tried hard not to panic.

- I-I'm sorry.... I thought no one was here...

- Get out of here!

- Oh! I'm sorry!

I walked really quick in order to save my life. I tried not to look at the still body.

- Hufff.... Hufff.....!

- Hey miss... Are you okay?

- Ahhhh!

- Miss... Please! Calm down!

- Someone... Out there... Murdered!

- What? Calm down and tell me what happened!

- They were trying to get rid of a body...

The man looked straight into my eyes and said:

- That was close.

- Sorry?!

Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of gunfire continued... On and on... And I fainted..

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

- Aaarghhh!

- Jasmine? You're still there right?

Still dazed, I fumbled around looking for a wound in my body. Huh? No wound! Was I... Dreaming?! No no... It felt real... Very real...

- Open up!

It was the landlady asking for the rent, of course. I thought to pretend I'm not in the house, but suddenly, the phone rang...

-Ah! No!....!

I grabbed my phone and looked who was calling. It was Violet, my best friend. I received the call.

- Hello? Jasmine!

- Hey, what's up?

- Didn't you hear the news? It's crazy! You know that rooftop? Where you always go? The one with great view?

- Yeah, what about it?

- The street in front of that is covered in blood...

- What?! Blood?!

Wasn't it a dream?

- Yeah, thank goodness your safe!

- Yes, thanks for checking up on me. But right now it's not the best time to talk. I'll call you later!

These things really did happen.... Why am I suddenly so thirsty? I guess, I drank way too much last night...

- Blargh! This water tastes so strange!

The water tasted strongly like blood.

-.... What's wrong with me?!

- Hey! I know you are still in there! Open up!

Uff! What should I do?! I opened the door slowly.

- Do you think you can get away with it? When are you going to pay your rent?

- I'm sorry... But I am in short of money right now...

- You must have got some inheritance from your mother!

- What? Inheritance? How could you say that?

-Why can't I? You're three months behind on rent. What other choices do you have?

- I have a job...

- You have a job?! Oh, you mean painting all of the worthless drawings of yours? And here I was hoping that your mother left you some money...

- What!?

I grabbed her by the collar.. And I lost it

- Apologise.

- Let me go! How are you so strong?

- I said, apologise!

- Aaarrrggghhhhh!

The next thing I knew was that I was in the police station.

-Huh?!

-(Police) Are you okay?

- Arrgghh! Help.. Help me! This woman is crazy!

(The landlady)Her eyes went red and she wanted to kill me!

- Is it true?

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