Study Session

“Billy, what did you do?” Joe walked in to the AA room, his phone close to his ear and his face scrunched up. Billy was on the couch with Ash, drinking beer, eating chips and watching football, the usual.

“What?” his eyes still on the screen.

 Ash turned and looked at Joe. Joe held the phone out in their direction. Billy turned down the volume on the TV, and then turned his ear to the phone’s direction. Ash started laughing. Joe covered the mouthpiece. Maria was on the line, she was giving Joe an ear full for what Billy had done to Ann. Billy looked distressed now, he didn’t say a word.

“You’ll pay for this,” Joe said with venom as he walked out the room, replacing the phone on his ear.

Ash turned to Billy after Joe left. “Billy how could you! You rented a stranger’s apartment for one night,” the humor was gone from his voice.

“I wasn’t going to bring her here!