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Personal Narrative-Paying Habits

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Once we reached the small apartment building I walked through the lobby and up the multiple flights of stairs until we reached the rusty door.

I shoved my key into the lock and twisted listening to the kind of old medal move and the door opening. I peeked my head inside making sure that my mom had left and then pulled Benny inside.

"I got you something to eat" I say throwing him a bag of chips. He excitedly grabbed the bag and smiled "thanks" he said. "Go do your homework and then I'll try to get us some dinner" I say, he nods and walks over to his extremely small room, shutting the door.

I sighed as I opened the door to my room shutting it softly and dropping my bag onto the floor.

I attempted to do some homework spilling the non important things and only doing the stuff the teachers might look …show more content…

He hands my a white envelope that reads 'monthly bill' in cursive.

I gulp looking down at the letter "Did she not pay it yet?" I ask looking at the letter. "You kidding me? she's never payed it" he says chuckling.

"Oh uh uh what happens if she doesn't pay it?" I ask sounding like a complete idiot, "I'm afraid I would be able to let you stay here if that's the case" he says. "Well we've only been staying here a few months so it can't be that bad" I say, he gives me a sad look before stepping out of the doorway and down the hall.

After he leaves Benny comes out of my room as I angrily tear open the letter looking at the bill... "How much is it?" He asks worriedly. "One thousand" I say gulping down the bile in my throat.

A thousand dollars doesn't seem like a lot to most people but I know for a fact my mother doesn't have that much to spare and neither do I.

Benny looked at me with sad eyes "what will we do?" He asks. "I'm only fifteen a cant get a job yet, mom sure as hell won't pay for it" I mumble to myself. "I don't know Benny, I'll try to talk to mom but we'll be ok" I

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