Boyfriend 4 Rent

Out of the blue

~Bright~

"Okay Prince charming. Spill what happened to you yesterday" Lance said and he put the breakfast I asked him to buy on the table

"Mark said sorry, I got a new girl, I was paid a handsome amount of money and I live happily ever after" I said sarcastically and sat next to him

"You got kicked out of the band aren't  you?!" Lance said sympathetically

"Is there anything new about it?! It feels like my life story is a series of unfortunate events that keeps on repeating itself"

"If only I could punch Mark's smug face for you"

"And you know what's the worst thing on this story?! I have to swallow my pride and accept the money that Mark gave me so I can get the hell away out of the band. I got stripped of my work and dignity"

"So what's your plan now?" he said while munching on the breadstick

"It's either office work or I sell my body to the highest bidder"

"Very funny Bright! Very funny" Lance said with his usual annoyed face when he's with me.

"I don't know Lance! I'm disappointed on whatever is happening with my life right now"

"Instead of lamenting on things you can't change, why not get yourself dressed, update your resume and look for a job"

"That job hunting can wait. I have something more important to do today"

"Please tell me, this isn't about you dating and flirting with girls again you meet over some stupid dating app. You are running out of cash remember?! Stop spending whatever money you have left on someone temporary"

"I'm not going to meet a girl today and speaking of girls. I had some life changing realization last night"

"And what would that be?" Lance asked

"I have to erase this playboy persona. After I find myself a new job, I'm going to look for a girl whom I can have a serious relationship with. Something permanent"

Lance then stood up and he grab my chin and shake my face left and right.

"Who are you? What did you do to my friend? I'll give you everything just please bring my friend Bright back I beg you"

"You really have a death wish don't you?!" I pinch his ears until it went red.

"You are serious aren't you?!" Lance sat again and stared at me like I am possessed by some kind of ghost.

"Yesterday, you told me to assert my life choices and be serious about it and now that I told you about what I want to do with my life and you still have something to say"

"I'm not scrutinizing you okay?! Actually I'm happy about it and I hope it's not just for show. This should be a permanent change my friend!"

"It is. I need someone to take care of me you know. For once, I want to feel what love really is"

"That wouldn't be a problem. Girls flock over you. Just pick who do you think is the best and start working on it"

"That actually is the problem"

"What do you mean?"

"Girls only want to date me because I'm good-looking , because I look cool when I play my guitar, because I'm popular. They don't treat me as a boyfriend but a prize possession that they can show off to their friends"

Lance nod his head and continues to listen to my rants. Most of the time, he is a sarcastic, foul mouthed human being but he is also the most real and reliant friend that I have. Though I am way older than him, sometimes I feel that he is the older brother between the two of us.