21.
Him: “Just talk to me and tell me why.”
Me: “Because it’s not working and I’m not happy.”
Him: “But I’ve changed! It’ll be different!”
Me: “No. I’ve made my decision, I’m done. We are over.”
Him: “Is there somebody else? If there is, just tell me. Just tell me who he is! Tell me who you’re fucking!”
Me: “I’m not doing this, you’re acting crazy. I’m hanging up.”
Him: “If you hang up on me I will kill myself!”
Me: “Stop this. You can’t guilt me into staying on the phone. Now I’ve got shit to do, I have to go.”
Him: “What do you have to do? You’re just standing in your living room talking to me on the phone. You don’t look very busy to me. I can see you, you know.”
It was a long distance relationship, he lived in a town across the state. Stalking is not flattering, it’s terrifying.
22.
“I promise I won’t try to stab you again.”
23.
“We don’t have to be boyfriend and girlfriend but I don’t want you having sex with other people.”
