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When I first moved in, the landlord mentioned there was already a roommate \u2014 Milly. I was relieved; having someone to share rent with seemed ideal.<\/p>\n
At first, Milly seemed nice\u2014considerate, sweet, and we bonded over weekend movies. But she never brought basic supplies like toilet paper or shampoo, and my things vanished. Her excuse? She\u2019d \u201cget them next time,\u201d but she never did.<\/p>\n
Then came the rent. She was always late and never repaid me despite promising to. Meanwhile, dishes piled up, trash overflowed, and the apartment became a mess I had to clean repeatedly. I couldn\u2019t figure out how she was surviving before I arrived\u2014was she purposely taking advantage of a mess-tolerant roommate?<\/p>\n
I tried talking about chores and rent. She agreed to change, but nothing improved. When our lease went month\u2011to\u2011month, Milly disappeared without explanation. Through friends, I learned she\u2019d moved in with her boyfriend. I ended up paying two months of rent alone, with no response to messages\u2014just passive \u201creads.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then her mother reached out, claiming Milly needed time. But honestly, I was the one losing money and sanity while she played house elsewhere.<\/p>\n
By July, I\u2019d reached my limit. I gathered my friends, packed up Milly\u2019s items\u2014keeping anything valuable or sentimental, donating the rest\u2014and informed the landlord. He confirmed she was no longer on the lease and changed the locks.<\/p>\n
Then Milly came back in a frenzy, demanding reentry. I calmly told her she\u2019d vanished with no rent paid and was off the lease. She burst into tears, claiming she needed a place and that I had donated her belongings\u2014she even thought I tossed her grandmother\u2019s wedding dress. I didn\u2019t know it was valuable\u2014left unmarked, it looked like trash.<\/p>\n
She screamed threats, sobbed, but ultimately had no case and no reason to stay.<\/p>\n
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