Monday 13 May 2002
Well a lot has happened since March as I'm sure it has with you! First off I had to deal with 5 weeks of being at home with no work and very little money. But eventually I was back off to the sunshine where my life was sorted. Or so I thought??? I had kept in contact with my roommates while I was away and had told them I'd be back on such and such a date. I gave them 2 weeks notice which I felt was plenty and after sending the message via facebook it told me that the message had been 'read'. Hearing nothing back I decided that this meant all was fine. I packed my bags and headed back. After stopping to see a few friends after I landed I went to my roommates work and apparently surprised them. Being that I told them I was returning, this seemed odd! After massive hugs and catchups I asked for my key. Roommate 1 informs me that his girlfriend has moved in (therefore taking my bed) and that there's nowhere for me to sleep except on the sofa on the balcony. Wanting to keep the peace I take the key and my cases and go back to the apartment. after a quick freshen up I go out and catch up with everybody and end up very drunk and very sick!
A couple of nights on the balcony is ok but after asking around for an apartment and finding nothing. I start to get a tad irritable. A little bit of common courtesy would have been nice. if they had told me she was moving in I could've sorted other accomodation. As it was I was stuck on a balcony getting no sleep as roommate 2 decided to bring back 3 friends to the apartment and sit sniffing until 4pm (I went to bed around 6am they came in around 6:05am.) if they had stayed in the lounge it would've been fine. But no they came on and off the balcony for fags and to look at the view. often asking me to move my feet so they could sit on the sofa etc etc. Eventually I thought I may as well join them and moved into the living room. Got a drink and sat chatting. After a while I needed a wee so went to go to the toilet but as I reached the door my roommate informed me I probably shouldn't go in there as two of his guests were currently occupying the bathroom. At this point I got a touch annoyed but kept my cool. as it was now 10am I decided to go out for breakfast and treated it as any other day!
As you can imagine the night at work was a killer! Having had no sleep I was a little irritable and felt pretty lazy. But I powered through until I was finished. I even managed to stay out for a drink or two after. Eventually I had to go home. My mind and my body were exhausted and I was so looking forward even to my balcony sofa! I unlocked the front door and as soon as I stepped through a head poked out the living room door which I have to go through to get to the balcony! The head tells me he has a girl back and that I can't come through. I argue my case for a few minutes that I just want to walk through. But after a few minutes arguing with him I give up and walk out slamming the door behind me! I go back to the bar I've come from and complain to my friends for half an hour about what's just happened before manning up and deciding I'm not standing for it!
I storm back to the apartment ready to barge my way through and possibly have a small argument with roommate 2. I am no way prepared for what actually happens! I come in and he and his female companion are gone. I think great! I can go to bed! But instead my other roommate comes out of his/our old bedroom and starts having a go at me! I argue obviously that all I want to do is go to bed as roomate 2 has kept me awake one night already. He argues for his friend saying that it's their apartment and he can have friends back if he likes! This I agree with but I say that I live here too and I need consideration too. His reply really makes me angry. He says. 'We're doing you a massive favour letting you stay here.' And after that I can't remember what was said as I saw pure red after them treating me the way they had! I remember not sleeping a wink out of pure rage and getting up the next day and moving into the next apartment I found. Perfect or not I didn't care I had to move out!
Well that's my little vent over and done with. Needless to say I'm not on the best terms with either of them anymore. But at least roommate 2 has apologised. Unlike the other one. His girlfriend also has made no effort to talk to me since. I feel bad for her. She is a sweet girl and one day she'll stop being a pushover and realise that she can be treated a lot better.
