My ex shifted again.
“But that’s not why I kept them,” she went on. “I kept them because of what he said with them.”
The judge looked at her.
“What did he say?”
“He said that every time I stayed longer at his house, I’d get something,” she answered. “Like, when I didn’t ask to go back to my mom’s, I got the tablet. When I didn’t text her that I wanted to come home, I got the shoes.”
Her voice trembled, but she kept going.
“And this one,” she said, picking up the last receipt, “he told me to keep for today.
He said, ‘This is for when you make the right choice.’”
My ex stood up so fast his chair squeaked.
The judge raised a hand. “Sit down, sir.”
He sat, red and furious.
The judge took the receipt from Andrea. From where I was, I could see the back.
In my ex’s handwriting: FOR WHEN YOU MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE 🙂
Seeing that smiley face made me feel sick.
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