So you know how everyone has that guy who they don't want to invite to the wedding but they have to because he's the boyfriend/husband/brother of someone you REALLY want to have there? Well, my guy-I-have-to-invite... doesn't have to be invited anymore! In fact, he can't physically be at my wedding, legally.
I've told the story about how I HATE my best friend's boyfriend. She's been living with him for about 10 months. She came to stay with me for a week in September because of some dickish stuff he was doing.
Well, on Monday, he hit her. She went to the police on Tuesday and they said with no physical evidence they couldn't do anything. Then yesterday morning he choked her, picked her up by her throat, swung her around, and threw her on the ground. She called the cops and he was in handcuffs outside around 7:45am, just as everyone in their building was leaving for work! Oh, and he's also been sleeping with his ex-girlfriend and confiscating all of her paychecks lately to use the money to buy meth (he doesn't work much and he mom pays his rent - he's 39). Needless to say, she saw this coming and she deserves way, way, way better. She's physically okay. She just had some red marks they documented.
So I spent yesterday sitting in court with her, getting a permanent restraining order (she automatically got a 5 day temporary one). As far as we know he is still in jail and can't get in front of a judge until tomorrow. Who will then set bail, which we've been told will be $50,000. Though his mom will probably get him out.
Anyway, I'm helping her move her stuff out tonight, even though she has all the time in the world to get what is her's out of the apartment, rather than fleeing while he's asleep or at work (which he rarely does) like some kind of fugitive.
So thank god that's over.
my read shelf:
40/112
