AUTHOR: The Grimace DATE: 9:06:00 PM ----- BODY:
My how things do change. Yesterday I was mourning the loss of my sister, yet today I'm rejoicing that she's finally been delivered to safety. Please note that for reasons that should be obvious (especially after what you're about to read) from this point forward, I am only going to mention my sister's past- not her current status or her plans for the future. Amanda did stay with Mike last night, and this morning when he was leaving to go to work, Mike locked Amanda out of his apartment but kept her purse, so that our mom "can't control the situation." Of course the irony that by keeping the purse he was desperately trying to maintain control escaped Mike's addled brain completely. Amanda called us, explained the purse situation, and promised that she finally realized what a monster Mike is and that she's ready to move on. The purse was recovered, however Amanda quickly realized that her driver's license, credit cards, and some business cards/phone numbers were missing. Mike must've thought that keeping those items would have ensured that Amanda would return. He was wrong. You see, last night when Mike was with Amanda, all he did was intimidate and threaten her- promising to scour the country and hunt her down if she left him, claiming that he would try to get personal information about my parents (for unexplained- and probably silly- reasons). His endless posturing and ranting proved to her that not a single shred of the sensitive, caring man she thought she knew remained in Mike's hideous frame. The Mike she once loved was dead, and she felt that she would be dead too (but in a more literal sense) if she stayed with this blathering shitbag any longer. We watched the clock all day wondering when we'd hear from Mike once he realized that Amanda wasn't coming back. We got our first sign in the evening. My mother received a call from a pay phone (Caller ID), and the caller was a woman claiming to be a friend of Amanda's. My mom was instantly suspicious and gave her some misleading information. We then tracked down the actual person (Amanda's real friend) and confirmed that she was not the individual who had just called my mother. Mike had gotten someone (and we think we know who) to phone us looking for more information. In a moment of fury, my mother called Mike directly to let him know she was on to his schemes. She didn't really get a chance to inform him of this though, because he began making ominous threats against my parents- saying they should look over their shoulders and watch out their windows. In response, my mother immediately filed yet another police report and began proceedings to get a restraining order against Mike. We also learned today that Mike has made a couple more fake appointments at Amanda's salon. The manager told us that if Mike ever actually enters the premises again, she will call the police. This guy's gonna have a record a mile long in every police district in a matter of weeks if he keeps this crap up. And I believe he's stupid enough to do just that.
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