I QUIT

Chapter 11

INT. STAIRWAY LEADING TO JIM'S APARTMENT

JIM walks up the stairs to his apartment. The walls arestained with water marks and the hand rail was broken. The carpet in front of his door is torn. As Jim reaches his door he trips on the carpet and slams into his front door, dropping all of his papers again. The door to his landlord's apartment swung open and Katrina steps out.

KATRINA

Will you be careful with my property!

JIM turns quickly as if he was a kid getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

JIM

I told you about this carpet when I moved in.

JIM reaches down and picks up all of his papers again.

KATRINA

How do I know you didn't rip the carpet? Live with it.

JIM

​It was like this when I moved in.

JIM picks up the last of his papers and stands up quickly.

KATRINA

I don't want to hear anything more about it and I don't want to hear anything coming from your apartment tonight. I didn't sleep well last night. You were snoring so loud. No

wonder you live alone.

JIM

Sorry. I'll be out tonight so you should be able to fall asleep before I get home.

JIM slouches as he put his key into his door and opens it.

KATRINA

Well, be quiet when you come in! And

don't bring in any prostitutes.

KATRINA turns back into her apartment and slams the door.

JIM

I'll do my best.

INT. JIM'S APARTMENT

JIM flicks the switch in the hallway but the bulb has burnt out and nothing happens. The apartment is painted an off white color that is in desperate need of a paint job. The furniture was worn. He walks down the hall and stubs his toe on a piece of furniture.​

​JIM

​Fuck!

He grabs his toe.

​KATRINA

​Quiet!

He turns around as if he was about to go tell KATRINA off but then just flips off the back of the front door.

​JIM

​(under his breath)

​Bitch.

JIM limps down the hall and puts his bag on the kitchen table and makes himself a salami sandwich and opens a beer. He half walks and half limps to the couch where he sits down and places his beer on the side table. He takes a bite of his sandwich and places the plate in his lap. Heturns on the TV and changes the station to ESPN.