As Long as You're Useful

Kevin was in his mid twenties when he had met the girl of his dreams. Her name was Nadia. They had been working together at a restaurant; he being a bartender and she being a server. Then one day Kevin finally got the courage to ask her out. To his surprise she said yes. She didn't drive so he more than willingly offered to pick her up from her apartment. 

​That night Kevin watched her walk out of her apartment with her long red hair and milly white skin draped over her slim figure. She sat down beside him in the car and smiled. That was the first time he had seen her up close. She was even more beautiful than he had thought. She had freckles, deep brown eyes, a cute pert nose. He was ga ga and totally hypnotized by her beauty and she knew he was.

The first date went better than Kevin had expected. He was surprised at how much she drank, but then again he would be the one paying the bill. They started going out several times a week which was caused Kevin financial stress, so he decided to get a second job, but soon Nadia started to complain that she wasn't seeing him enough. Kevin was in love and terrified at the possibility of losing her so he desperately tried to find a higher paying job that would still allow him to see her. 

Two weeks later he found that job and a week after that she moved in with him. She did not pay any rent and Kevin let her use his car while he took the bus. They had been going out for almost six months and besides the occasional kiss on the cheek they had not been intimate at all. 

Then one day Nadia said she wanted to go back to school and wanted to move to a bigger city to accomplish her goals. Kevin was so flattered that she wanted him to come with her. But there was just one catch. She wanted him to pay for her education. He had been saving money for some time so he could go back to school. But he eagerly agreed not to lend but to give her the money. Off to the big city they went.

In the big city and in school she met many prominent people and socialized with them. Meanwhile Kevin was working 13 hour shifts, 6 days a week at a brutal warehouse job to pay the bills. When they were at home together she complained about the car they had and the way he dressed. He had not bought himself anything in nearly 4 years, since they had met. 

Kevin would bring up the topic of marriage but Nadia would quickly change the subject. Three or four times a week she would go out to parties, but never with Kevin. When the poor fool asked why, she merely told him that she couldn't be bringing him to the parties because he was uneducated and worked in a warehouse. And if people found that she was dating someone like him it would ruin her social status and career opportunities. He scratched his head and agreed. 

Then one shift when he was working at the warehouse he suffered a back injury and was sent home. He had arrived home several hours earlier than expected and when he walked into the apartment she was laying naked on the couch and the whole apartment reeked of sex. When he asked her what she was doing she said she was pleasuring herself. He asked her if he could do it for her and she just laughed and went to take a shower. 

A month later Kevin lost his job. He told Nadia and she started screaming, "You better get a job and get one quick. I still have a year left of school for you to pay for. And what about that Audi you promised me and a better apartment in a trendier area of town. Promises, promises. What about my future. You're going to ruin everything for me. You do nothing for me. It's all about you."

Then she stopped screaming and locked herself in the washroom. That night Nadia left him a note telling him she was leaving and that he had disappointed her and let her down. She took whatever was of value from the apartment and left. 

One year later he saw her waiting for a subway. But she wasn't really waiting, she was panhandling for money in torn clothes. She looked haggard. She recognized him and came running and begged, "Kevin my love. I forgive you for how you treated me. I will give you a second chance. I know you made a mistake. I will take you back."

The subway train was coming down the tunnel and that's when he pushed her onto the tracks...