RUN!! & HIDE!!

Him Again!!

"Hey baby! How was your first night?!?"

I throw my phone on the bed and go back to the bathroom to get dressed. I get another message and then another and a few more. Then I get a couple phone calls. "Leave it to me to move in with a complete psycho!" I look in the mirror, "Good goin' Jen!" I start to brush my teeth. Showers done, teeth are brushed, hair is brushed, makeup is done, and I'm dressed. Ready for another long day. Checking my phone once more. Eight messages, three phone calls, and three voicemails.

"Are you still sleeping?!"

"Need to talk to you!!"

"Babe?!"

"Hello, my love. Answer please!"

"I know your awake!"

WTF!! He knows I'm awake!

"I'm coming to see you today!!"

"I miss you my darling!!"

"Don't ignore me!!!"

"Well that's not scary at all!" I say to myself and start to check my voicemail.

"Hey babe, just want to let you know I'm gonna come see you today. I miss you!"

"I need you to answer so I know what time I'm able to come see you!"

"I really don't like when you don't answer me Jennifer!! Are you with him?! Is John there?! You know I don't like when your with him alone!!"

He sounds so angry and I don't know why. He is nothing to me, just a sad ass old roommate. John is my boyfriend and it took everything I had to keep him from hurting Eric. I lay down in bed not ready to deal with the day. All of a sudden I hear a knock at the door and I look at the time 7:15. "It's to early for Jehovah Witnesses!" I get up and go to the front door to look out my little peep hole. Now I can't move because I know this person outside of my door. It's Eric, but I didn't tell him where I moved to. He told me about this place, but I didn't tell him I moved here.

I'm frozen and I don't know what to do. Call John I need to call John. I tip toe to my room so he doesn't hear me. I grab my phone and hit his number.

I hear a groggy greeting, "He..hello?"

"John, I need you!"

"Well, I need you to babe. Is this like a early morning booty call?!"

"John this is serious, Eric is outside my apartment!" No longer half asleep he quickly says,

"What! Are you serious?!"

"No, cause I enjoy jokes that terrify me!"

"Ok, Jen just give me a sec and I'll be there! You should've moved in with me!!"

"Now is not the time John! Get here please!!"

"On my way babe. Just stay in your room and keep me on the phone!"

I don't end the phone call, I hear Eric pounding on the door and yelling. These are new apartments so I'm the only one that lives here so far.

"Jennifer!! I know your awake. I know you hear me, just open the door! Do you want me to beat it down!?! Jenni.."

Then I hear nothing, is he gone?

"John, I think he's gone."

I hear nothing coming from the other end of the phone.

"John?! John you better answer me!!"

The phone was dead, I walked back to the front door to look out. John was there, but Eric wasn't. I open the door.

"Where is he? I got here and no one was out here. Are you sure he was here?"

"Yes, I'm sure John, he was just right here! Maybe he seen you and ran."

"Well since I'm here can I come in?"

"Of course.”

I smile and give me him a kiss, thankful that he's here. We head to the kitchen to have coffee.

"Want to go out for breakfast?" John asks.

"Sure, since I have no food here." He laughs.

I grab my jacket and purse and we head toward the door. I open it and there's Eric standing right in front of us. He busts in and starts yelling at John.

"She's mine, what the hell are you doing here? What's he doing here Jenny? Your mine! Don't you get that?!"

John starts yelling and so do I, because I have had enough of this crap!

"She's my girlfriend prick, she doesn't even like you! Your nothing to her, but a weirdo."

"Eric, I'm not your girlfriend. I don't even know why your here."

"I'm here because you called me, you were freaking out that this guy was at your door!"

John and I look at each other, I don't feel so good. I run to the sink and throw up. They stop long enough to see if I'm okay.

"Jen, what's the matter?" John walks over and rubs my back.

"Get the hell away from her! Baby what's wrong?" Eric says.

"Eric, get out of my house!" I shout at him.

"But.."

"You need to leave Eric, stop calling me, stop texting me, stop dropping by. I don't want to see you anymore. Just leave!" I tell him.

He looks so upset, but I don't care. This has gone on long enough. He starts to cry.

"You'll regret this Jennifer!!" He yells and runs out.

"I already do!" I say and breath a sigh of relief thankful he's gone.

I hug John and say, "Breakfast?"

He gives me a kiss on my head and says, "Of course babe."