Finally

So this whole time I've been paying rent on an apartment that I don't live in (previously, I explained how I had to move out for a matter of my own safety). One of my roommates already moved out with her boyfriend so she obviously didn't enjoy paying for 2 rents, and the other one was unconvinced that it was as unsafe as I claimed (there were a lot of other issues there that I won't go into). The manager had agreed to release all 3 of us from our leases since no one was really living there anymore, but that one roommate wasn't willing to give in. So for months, I've been paying 300 dollars of my hard earned money for someone else to pretty much live with their boyfriend without their parents knowing. Well, one of our neighbors in the complex got robbed and shot to death in their apartment, and ever since then, that roommate moved back home. She finally admitted I was right and agreed to let go of the apartment. The manager upheld his previous offer to release us. As of November 1, I won't have to pay rent anymore! I can actually SAVE money and not be surviving month to month anymore. Thank you Jesus for vindicating me.. I definitely learned some good life lessons the hard way *sigh* And another one bites the dust.. I swear my circle of friends is getting smaller and smaller, but I guess that's the only way it gets stronger. I'm much more choosy now as to who I allow into my life. It's a painful process to prune friends, but the harvest is much more sweet in the end.