Roommate situations can be tricky, even when they start out great. The minute the dynamic changes, the red flags start flying, and the whole deck of cards starts to fall. This is one such story.
Best Life
A woman we’ll call “Ellie” found a great house to rent after college and quickly moved in with “Ben” and “Crystal.” She says life was terrific. They lived their lives and really enjoyed hanging out together. A few months after they moved in, Crystal started dating “Pablo,” and everything turned sour.
Worst Life
Ellie remembers Pablo as a deadbeat, a military washout who couldn’t hold a job or pay his bills. Eventually, Crystal asked if Pablo could move in temporarily until he could get on his feet and find a new place. Being trusting and empathetic, Ellie and Ben agreed, so long as it was temporary.
Abuse
Ellie says that Pablo was all around a terrible person, often verbally abusing Crystal and using up her money so she couldn’t pay her portion of the bills. She also says that Pablo would purposefully leave an empty pot on the stove with the burner on and even kill Crystal’s pet fish by running it under scalding hot water. He also broke Ben’s Wii and yelled racial slurs at the man Ellie was dating at the time. The last straw was when Crystal couldn’t make rent and asked to borrow the money from Ellie. Feeling sorry for her friend, she agreed and floated Crystal the funds. Then she found out that Crystal and Pablo went on a vacation to a casino because Pablo liked to gamble before they paid her back.
Plans Come Together
Ellie says that during this time, she’d been working two full-time jobs and saving every dime she could spare. Because the housing market had dipped, she found a cute place, made an offer, and closed shortly after that. She’d discussed this entire situation with Ben and asked him to be her roommate at her new place, and he agreed. She’d informed the landlady of her intent to move, and when the time came, she was all set.
See Ya
The weekend they were ready to move, Ellie revealed that Crystal and Pablo had left for one of their ‘famous’ casino trips. Ben and Ellie got a group of their close friends to come to help them pack everything up. One of their friends happened to have a huge pickup and a flatbed, and because so many friends had come to help out, it only took a few hours for them to clear the entire house, except for Crystal and Pablo’s room. She disclosed that everything in the house, furniture, kitchenware, and everything else belonged either to her or Ben, and when they left, the house was bare.
Priceless
Crystal and Pablo came back home after an entire day of gambling to find their home stripped clean and save their room. Ellie informed them that she and Ben had switched the utilities, which were in Ellie’s name, to her new home and had paid up their portion of that month’s rent to the landlady. She says the looks on Crystal and Pablo’s faces were priceless. She and Ben drove away and never saw either of them again. When she posted her story to an online forum, comments poured in.
Unhinged
One user hated that Pablo killed Crystal’s fish. “That poor fish! Pablo is one unhinged nut case, and Crystal is mad for sticking with him. Glad OP managed to make a clean getaway from that horrendous situation.”
Amazing
One individual thinks crappy people always get shocked. “It’s always amazing when crappy people don’t realize that other people don’t actually have to stick around and be treated poorly. It’s such a shock to them.”
Feel Bad
One interested party feels bad for Crystal. “I feel so bad for Crystal. Sociopaths entrap you with mental abuse, and I’m sure it escalated to physical. I hope she was able to get away from him. He mentally abused her to make her think he was the only one that cared for her.”
Ben
Ellie gave an update on Ben when someone asked about him. “Ben is still one of my closest friends! I moved away from New Orleans years ago, but he has a great house, a great job, and awesome dogs!”
Funny
One guy made a joke about female roommates. “As a young guy, I learned fast that the one big drawback of female roommates is random stray boyfriends. I can deal with my male roommate’s weird girlfriends, but not my female roommate’s weird boyfriends. Now I’m married, so my female roommate’s boyfriend is never here when I’m home.”
Nothing Good
Somebody was happy Ben and Ellie got out. “So happy for you and Ben! Nothing good was going to come out of that situation.”
Enjoyed
Another person really enjoyed Ellie’s story. “This is one fine petty revenge. Well done. I enjoyed reading it”
Level-Headed
One participant was impressed with Ellie’s thought process. “You’re way more level-headed than me. I would have flipped out way sooner at that crazy man. Either thrown him out and locked the door or just fought him.”
Came Home
Another respondent wonders if Crystal and Pablo came home broke that last weekend. “I bet they came home broke, empty gas tank and discussing how to eat your food and ask for a loan the whole drive back.”
Perfectly Handled
One commenter thinks Ellie and Ben handled the whole thing perfectly. “Perfectly handled. I would not have given money for rent ever to someone else. Yes, things happen, and you may come up short, but she bought the deadbeat in your home, so I would have left her to figure it out.”
Willing
Another contributor wonders why Crystal was willing to stay with Pablo. “Anyone willing to stay with someone after killing their pet or any animals for that matter has got to be a complete psycho, a different breed. Or manipulated into accepting this behavior from someone as all that they deserve.”
Life Goes On
Ellie and Ben did the right thing by moving out, and one can hope that Crystal got a wake-up call about her abusive boyfriend. They pulled their petty revenge off with finesse and precision, although plenty of commenters to their story felt bad for the landlady.
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