The worst roommate (final chapter)
Kevin?s husband Ed was born in New Mexico to a small family that did not have enough money for things. His family was so poor Ed eventually had severe tooth decay, a factor he still continually deals with. It never ceases to amaze me how a guy like Ed could put up with his lover like the way he treated him. Ed?had no life to his own, everything he did was under Kevin?s direction. I asked Bruce shortly after I found out about Kevin and Ed?s illness how one person could easily forgive another for passing a life-terminating virus to him. I don?t think I could ever get over that, I couldn?t see how anyone could. Ed receives the shortest bio in my three-part story because he?s easy to like but hard to know. Maybe I?ll know more about him the future?
When the wedding was over, Bruce and I stayed behind to clean everything up. We got the opportunity to know Scarlet and Random Task better, and it still never ceases to amaze me how adorable they really were, and how kind they were to Bruce and I. As I said to Bruce, ?how come you didn't get any cool roommates like that?? As we were cleaning up, I had to stop by our house to drop some things off, and to check on Kevin. Kevin was still sick, however he was unusually awake and told me the story of how he was alone in the house in the living room, and how a hooded figure entered the room passed Kevin and left?? I didn?t know what to tell Kevin, however he was positive it was Death himself, and that he would be dead in 24 hours. I left the house after that and I cell-phoned Bruce, who was still as the site of the wedding, what happened to Kevin. Bruce responded, ?Well why the F---k did Death have to leave so early, call him up and tell him to get his ass back here!!!!!!? We had a laugh after that, but I wondered?..
Kevin?..really didn?t die after the death visit, in fact I don?t know if he was really visited by death himself. With as many drugs as he was taking at the time, anything could be possible?.however?I know Kevin believed what he saw. In any event Kevin?s attitude improved greatly. We?ve actually had a better relationship since the ?Death incident? and I hope he values his time more before he moves on (his health isn?t improving). Bruce and I often joke that the day Kevin dies is the day we all get F?kin drunk off of our rockers and party like there?s no tomorrow, but we?re better than that. Eventually, Bruce and I will separate ourselves from Kevin and Ed, just like I separated myself from the JW thing. If Kevin dies before Ed I don't know how Ed will take care of himself since he's had a codependent for most of his life. If Ed dies then Kevin is screwed because he won't have Ed's health insurance to fall back on. It's a conundrum. As of tonight as I write this I wonder how other people would of responded to being with Bruce if we didn't meet (would they have experienced the worst roommate and moved on...) Other people have. I still love Bruce more than anyone else and have done everything in my power to make our marriage work. It isn't easy and I never expected it to be, and sometimes I wonder how things will eventually play out. In any event, we're in it, as our intentions are, for the long haul.
Bruce still keeps the voodoo doll handy?
Thank you for reading my story. All of it is true. Hope you?ve had a good laugh here and there. The purpose of this story was mostly therapeutic. Please forgive the Gawd-awful length, I didn't want to leave anything important out. Hope you guys enjoyed it