Sierra
“Shaun, you can’t do this,” I said to my best friend. “Just let me rent it from you. I have no other place to go.”
“Yes, you do, you just don’t want to and I don’t blame you. But I can’t, I need the money from the sale of the house. This is my opportunity, babe. Jerry is moving to Paris, and I’m going with him. We love each other, we might get married one day.”
“I know you do. But do you really need the money?”
“You know I do.”
“What if I pay you six months rent in advance?”
“Do you have twelve thousand dollars handy?”
“Ugh, no. I don’t even have a thousand.”
“Where’s all your money? You make bank on tips.”
“My dad needed his water and electric bill paid. He got a shut off notice on both. He hadn’t paid them in two months.”
“Si, he is not your responsibility. He’s a g
