Sunday

So,church day, family day. Nabal gave attitude when I wasn't jumping up and down to go to his church. I had homework and was sleep deprived from his antics last night. He started in with a hilarious speech that I didn't seem to have time for anything and I needed to make a list of things that need to be done. He asked if he was to make dinner this week and from now on. Ok, reasons why this is so funny. There have been days where I have exams and he says, "I'll cook tonight." I get home and no dinner is anywhere in sight and he is either out or home drunk. He's going on about his truck payment, the money just hit the bank... He's been paying for 3 years? and still owes $14,000. He is awful at business deals, he always gets taken. Now he is sick- sneezing coughing. And wanting me to nurse him. He calls from his room, I'm lonely. I was doing wash and go in the room with clothes to put away. "Come on baby, time to go to bed." Life on a drunken cheater's terms is no life at all...

I caught up with Chilean Pablo at my church today and he was amazed at what he had seen. He wonders how I put up with it. I told him I'm just trying to finish school. He did tell me that Nabal smokes an inordinate amount of marijuana. That, he had noticed. He said he has tried to talk to him before and Nabal just jumps and starts talking about him smoking cigarettes and how no one at his church likes that. Nabal offered him a beer. This man is a recovered alcoholic and had a brother die from his drinking. He sees Nabal in a pattern just like his brother. His brother died within 6 months of drinking heavily.

Young Pablo is still in the hospital. Nabal lied that the boy doesn't want to leave because the place is so nice and they feed him... Oh, yeah a young L.A. gangsta 20 something dead eyed man happy to stay in the psyche ward... Nabal is absolving himself of any guilt for sure. Funny I heard a phone message from him now instead of helping in some tangible way, he was some kinda pissed that the all powerful Jefe couldn't spring him and was spouting a bunch of God stuff at him. Nabal said today that they are giving him the pills to stop him from drinking. Funny we live very near a big university hospital that researches these very drugs. Pablo told him about the research and free treatments they offer. Nabal proclaims that he does not need anything and can stop any time he wants. He just sees no reason to stop.

After so many lies the lines between reality and fantasy become blurred...