Saturday, December 30, 2006

Mollie is in Hell. Not kidding. I'm on the phone with Carrie right now brainstorming on ways we can save a person from Hell. Well, now she's on the phone with Mark.

I left my phone in the car last night on accident, and didn't get it out when I realized it at like 11pm, as I was naked, and not wanting to be outside. I got dressed today, to check for the mail and get my phone. I'd missed a call from Mollie about an hour before. I called her back, and she was crying.

Now you have to understand, that Mollie movied to Tennessee to be near her mother, who is dying. Her mother has a boyfriend named Greg, who chain smokes, doesn't bathe, and hasn't worked in years, while he's leeched off of Mollie's mom - who I'm guessing is really lonely, and so overlooks this guy's obvious faults. Ick. I've met this guy and he's soooooooooo GROSS. Vile. Disgusting.

Add to this, that Mollie is having money problems. Her wages from work were being garnished because of her debt from Student Loans; they were taking about $500.00 from each of her checks. Mollie's rent was something like $800.00 a month I think. She lived with her brother Kenny, but he was in an IMPOSSIBLE sitch at work, and was most likely about to be fired (through no fault of his own).

Add to this, that Mollie & Kenny don't have a car, and had limited options of where they could get to, to work. Mollie hated her job, but worked there for 6 or 7 years I think - because she had too.

Now take all that into account, and then listen to this. Her mom & Greg tell Mollie that if she comes to live near them, they will set them up in this nice little house, owned by a friend. They will give her a car. The rent is way cheaper so she can take care of her debt, and build up some credit. She doesn't love Tennessee, but she doesn't have a lot of options, and she wants to be near her dying mother. She doesn't want to say goodbye to her friends here...but what option does she have?

We all accepted the logic of this, though it sucked. She left, in a positive mood - trying to see the silver lining; looking forward to this upcoming brief time in a place she didn't want to be - making the most of this - so she could come back stronger than ever. We all hoped for the best.

They rented a trailer, which her Mom & Greg drove up to Michigan to haul Mollie & Kenny's stuff back with them. There wasn't even room for all of their stuff, and they had to leave some behind...but Mollie continued looking at it in a positive way...even when we could all see that it sucked. Off they went...and we thought this new chapter was going to be hard...but good.

Only we were all lied to.

The "house" as they called it, is, as we already knew - basically in the middle of nowhere. It's within walking distance of Mollie's mom's house though. The closest town with a movie theater is 2 hours away. We knew this before she went there. What we didn't know, is that this "nice" little "house" had carpets drenched in cat piss; that all the windows [ALL OF THEM] are broken; there are holes in the ceiling, and it's raining; there isn't any power yet, the washing machine is in the middle of the kitchen; there's roach bait all over the place...and Mollie couldn't bring herself to tell me through her sobs, what a horror the bathroom was.

How Horrible Is That?

Mollie refuses to move into the house. All of their stuff is inside the trailer. They didn't rent a truck as it was too expensive, so she can't leave. And the car that was promised them....IT DOESN'T WORK!?! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON THERE?

Mollie, still trying to make the most of this horrible mess...asked her Mother to pick up a newspaper while she & Greg were in town. Mollie wanted to look for a new place, and a job. Her mother refused! REFUSED to help her daughter find a better place to live. How can this happen? Mollie & her brother are trapped in the Tennessee Chainsaw Massacre without the loving (by comparison) Leatherface to lean on.

I told Mollie that if she wants to come back, we can come pick her up. But her mother is dying. Her mother is in la la land. I can't fucking believe this. Mollie left her job. She left her apartment because her mom needed her. She's going to get another eviction, which will make it really hard for her to find a new place. This whole sitch just sucks so fucking bad. Ugh.

Mark, Carrie, Adam & I are all working on finding ways to help her.

I need to eat. damn it.

   posted by Bald Jason at 05:54 PM
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