THE DEADLY SEVEN

Meet Greed.

Luc;

We have been here for 3 months and I must say things are progressing nicely. Lucy, has started University. A Teaching major. I think she still yearns to go back home. Occasionally my heart hurts for her. She seems stressed, but its necessary. I am working on building sites, they always need someone strong....and handsome, I fit the bill, its never hard to find work. We are still staying with Claudia, for now. What a slave driver that woman is! How Josh does it all, I will never know.

Lucy, has class 5 days a week and on the weekends she serves at a small Cafe. It was something she needed to do. Not having her own means really affected her. She is to proud to ask for help. I am happy that is how she feels.

" UGHHHHHH!" Claudia, screams from the kitchen.

I should go see what the witch wants but it is so much more enjoyable listening to her suffer. A smirk forming as I continued to read my paper. " LUCCCCCCCCCCCC, I NEEDED HELLLLPPP AAAAAAHHHHHHH."

Huffing, I stood up slowly making my way to the kitchen. What has this b***h done!? My face lit up at the sight. Claudia, a tap spirting water all around the kitchen. It was like a scene from a movie. I rested against the door frame, taking in the chaos around me. My, my, dear Claudia looked exquisite drenched in water. Her clothes clinging tightly to her curves, hair stuck to her face. A damsel in distress.

" Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to try be more useful and actually damn well help me." stomping her foot towards the end of the rant, face burning red. Claudia's demands did nothing to make me want to help.

I was very, very much enjoying this. " Ummmm, standing here is working well for me" I said pointedly.

" UGHHHH YOU ARE IMPOSSIBLE" Claudia wailed, sliding down to the ground, sobbing into her hands.

Should I take some pitty on her? I had thought about just leaving the room, I just couldn't bring myself to leave her in this state.

Grabbing the wrench from the top draw, I quickly stopped the constant stream of water. I have been noticing her need for more lately, no harm in planting the seeds and seeing if they grow...right?

" You really need a newer place to live! I thought the good doctor would want to provide you some place comfortable to live."

Claudia, slowly turned her head towards me, all her anger disappeared. " He does what he can with what we have. I mean, sure when he is fully qualified, hopefully we can have more. He already works so hard for us." Her voice was so filled with love, maybe I had misjudged her and she wasn't what I thought she might be.

" As long as your happy Claudia, that is all that matters" I left her with those words. I will wait and see if it festers into something else.

Claudia;

I love having Lucy here! It has really been so good to see her again. I am not sure on Luc, he looks at me with such hungry eyes. I am uncomfortable with him around. I am also still not really sure what him and my Lu are. They hold hands and show affection like a couple, but they don't share a bed. A room, yes, a bed no. It is so odd! I am not sure how to take it. Josh, is so sweet and kind. He likes Luc, thinks he is a top bloke who was handed a rough deal. Josh said maybe Luc is respecting Lucy, considering the circumstances they left. He can be nice, the other day he helped me fix the broken tap. Everything in this damn apartment is breaking! I am longing for something new, I have asked Lucy and Luc to give us a weekly lodging. It isn't much, I guess it's what they can afford. I would like more, but that's a topic to push another day. Josh is aware of the lodging payments, he didn't actually think it was a good idea, he is always so kind and giving. Exactly what I fell in love with. I can't help but want more and more. The other ladies at the church have bigger houses, nicer clothes and I want that I NEED that! Not only that, I deserve it.

Josh keeps saying " baby, it won't be long and I will get us a bigger house, please just wait. Baby it is only a couple years away and I can afford to buy you those designer clothes." I don't want to wait years!

I get it, Josh works hard at Uni and at the clinic to give me what I have. I should be patient. I can, I can wait.

Lucy;

University is a lot of work! I also had to take a job at a Cafe. I can't keep relying on Luc to pay my way. He is sweet, but I need to build myself, if I ever want anyone to be proud of me! Claudia has been so out of sorts lately. I love her but she isn't herself. I think our time with her is starting to wear thin. Claudia asked us to pay a lodging, I don't make much and she asked a fair price.

Twirling my fingers through my dark hair, thoughts of Luc, consume me, such a weird relationship. We share a room, not a bed. Am I not good enough, is he too much of a gentleman? I don't know. I cant figure it out.

Claudia plops on the bed, sprawling out. " Lu, what is going on with you and Luc." anxiety and doubt crippled me. Small tears fell down the sides of my cheeks, I shrugged, hugging my knees to my chest. " I am not sure C, but I don't think he wants me, and I don't know what I want" I whispered.

" You mean to tell me, in 3 months, sharing the same room, not ONE thing has happened between the two of you? Nothing?

" No not one thing, there was a kiss the day we came here, but nothing else" I sighed and turned to face the wall. Was I Holding out for something that wouldn't ever happen?

" There has been this one guy though, he is incredibly funny and he shows me more attention than the rest." My lips turn upwards in a smile. " He is the captain of the football team, I see him while I am training, he is always smiling at me and winking." I bury my face in my knees and blush.

"OH MY GOODNESS LUCY." Claudia squealed, lunging across the bed landing on top of me.

" How long have you been hiding this?!"

Pushing her off and snuggling back on the pillows, I stare into her excited face " A few weeks. I am so confused, Luc is different. He came here with me and I don't know if I am holding on because he is why I came here. Who knows." confusion bubbled from within, I was scared of the future, I was scared of being alone. I didn't have a safety net anymore. Anxiety constricted my heart.

" Hey, Lu, I am going to need to up your lodging a little, just to help with costs, you understand... right?"

My thoughts plummeted back to earth, I couldn't afford anymore. I was scraping by as it was. I nodded, silent, shocked.

" OK, great talk, girl." Claudia jumped up and bounded out of the room. Leaving me to pick up the pieces of my shattering life.