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911.

I’ve had enough. “Stop threatening me with violence,” I say firmly, my tone sharp but calm.

He scoffs. “Oh, you’re so fucking dumb. I didn’t threaten you. I was warning you.”

Me:

I’m apparently so dumb that I can’t tell a threat from a warning.

Alice:

Threats ARE warnings. The same in the eyes of the law.

Timmy stomps to the back room and slams the door.

Minutes later, he comes back out and I hear him leave the apartment, the door beeping as it closes behind him.

Me:

WTF, bro.

Timmy returns to the apartment, and goes to the back room for a few minutes. Then he leaves again.

Me:

A while later, he comes back again, and doesn’t say a word. He rustles around in the back room, and a few minutes later, he’s gone again.

Me:

Alice:

Yeah, he needs to make up his mind and be chaotic elsewhere.

A text comes in from Timmy:

Timmy:

I’m gonna walk to the rock and back.

I hope you can stop with the animosity.

I don’t know where it started but I want it to stop.

If everything you said you meant, I’ll leave and spare you dealing with me.

I would like to talk and hash out whatever this was… is.

I do love you Margaux.

I send Alice a screenshot of his message.

Me:

It comes from his behavior, not out of my ass. But I think he’s trying?

Alice:

He’s… I don’t know. These types of mental health issues are difficult to deal with.