Hot Karma

"Is someone knocking? Hold on Marie...I hear someone at the door."

~OPENS DOOR~

"OH, may I help u?"

"Good evening, I was wondering if u had any food to spare? I've walked a long way, haven't eaten in days...Im sorry to trouble u."

FOOD!

"U not supposed to knock on a stranger's door and ask for food! Get off my porch!"

~SLAMS DOOR~

"Hello? Girl this man had some nerve! He knocked and asked for food! GET A DAMN JOB BUM!"

"Did u give him some?"

"HELL NO!!!!"

"Girl why not, u get all that money!"

"HE BETTER GET A JOB!"

"Ok...well I'll holla at u later, I'm about to fold towels and wait on Deal or No Deal.

"Unh...hunh, bye."

"GIRL DON'T NOBODY GIVE NO FUCKS ABOUT U GETTING MAD, U FEED THE MUTHAFUCKA!"

~LATER~

"Who is knocking now?! It better not be this damn homeless man...!"

THE LANDLORD? I PAID MY RENT!

~OPENS DOOR~

"I'm here about the furnace..."

"Oh! well, it's fine now. We just turned on the pilot, it eventually lit..."

"Can I take a look at it?"

DAMN THE WEED!

"It's really fine... really. If we have any problems I'll call u!"

"OK, MAKE SURE U DO!"

GOOD THING I HAVE INSURANCE ON THIS HOME...

~CLOSES DOOR~

DAMN I SHOULD HAVE LET HIM FIX IT ITS SO COLD! THATS OK GREG WILL WARM ME UP...I JUST TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WILL LIGHT...ONE DAY (Laughs)

*****

"Girl what u doing? Can u believe he did not show up! Im so pissed!"

"Well it's gonna be a cold night!"

"U play too much! Ima catch the fucking flu! This damn furnace works when it wants to! I'm going to smoke this blunt and go to sleep. GOOD NIGHT! It's so cold!"

~LATER~

"Oh Lord! Somebody HEEEEEEEEELP! The ladies house is burning! HELP!

"Oh my God! My house is on fire! Somebodyyyy! OH NO! THE FURNACE! THE BURGLAR BARS....WHERE ARE MY KEYS!"

"MA'AM U HOME! YOUR HOUSE! U NEED TO GET OUT!"

THE HOMELESS MAN?

(CRYING)

"I'M IN HERE! HELP ME! I CANT GET OUT!"

"OK HOLD ON....I'M COMING!"

"KEYS! U NEED KEYS!"

"CAN U OPEN THE DOOR? MAKE IT THE FRONT DOOR!"

"OK! OH NO...ITS BURNING BAD!"

~ROOF FALLS IN~

"THE BATHROOM WINDOW!"

~DROPS KEYS~

"I CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE DOOR! GOD HELP!

"I'M SO WEAK, I HAVEN'T EATEN IN A LONG TIME! LORD HELP ME MAKE IT IN THIS WINDOW!"

******

"Mr. Lewis, can ya hear me?

BRIGHT LIGHTS?

"WE ALMOST LOST YA! DO U REMEMBER ANYTHING? U TRIED TO SAVE THE LADY? U PASSED OUT INSIDE THE HOME...U WERE CARRYING HER."

"Where is she? I was so weak, I had walked 80 miles to visit my dying mother."

"Im sorry...they got there as quick as they could. She perished in the flame, but u escaped with only minor smoke inhalation. I must admit it's a miracle."