That night, I addressed these issues with Aleena via WhatsApp.
Her response was immediate.
Aleena: [Do you want me to recommend some real estate agents?]
I frowned: [What do you mean?]
Aleena: [You two are not done yet, are you?]
I was enraged: [You bring your boyfriend over and have strangers come for parties. Is that acceptable?]
Aleena: [I'm paying rent too. I can invite whoever I want! Janessa, you should know that although the house was decided by you, I'm paying for it. Don't talk to me like you're giving orders!]
I was so angry that I laughed: [Go ask around. This apartment's rent is over ten thousand dollars a month. I've been letting you stay for just two hundred dollars a month as a favor because you're my classmate. Since you're so ungrateful, move out today!"
Two hundred dollars wouldn't even cover three days in a rundown motel near the school, let alone rent an apartment.
Moreover, she barely made two thousand dollars a month with a part-time job and had to support a lazy boyfriend, so she couldn't afford to spend half her earnings on rent.
There was silence for a long time, and I kept seeing "typing" on the screen.
I was prepared for her to throw a tantrum or beg for forgiveness, and then for me to refuse firmly.
After a while, she sent a message.
[I'm not moving out. Call the police if you want!]
