When I first rented my apartment, my roommate Milly seemed friendly, but she rarely bought supplies, didn’t clean, and was always late with bills. I even covered her rent a few times when she promised to pay me back—but she never did.
One day, she left to stay with her boyfriend and stopped responding to my messages about rent. I ended up paying the full rent for two months while most of her belongings were still in the apartment.
After warning her several times with no reply, I spoke to the landlord. The locks were changed, and my friends helped pack up her things. I donated what looked old and kept anything valuable.
A few days later, Milly showed up furious that the locks were changed and some of her belongings were gone. I told her I’d tried contacting her for months and couldn’t keep storing her stuff forever.
She left angry, but I finally had peace—and learned an important lesson: set clear boundaries with roommates and never ignore financial responsibilities.