Joe knocked up this 18 yr old Long story I’m not gonna get into. So he’s a millionaire… Mr fancy penny pincher
So anyway I let him eat dinner with us one night, which I paid for. So I told him because the kids, he had to sit at another table.
I had amnesia. He liked me. He was weird so I threw him the pity chart…
He sat there looking at the wall a long time, while he ate. He looked sad… Thoughtful… I was watching him. He looked at me and got up and walked over to me
"i just want to tell you…" “huh, what?” I was nervous, he was really thinking over there and I pushed my boundaries to give him pizza and tell him I would hold hands across the aisle. He looked like he was too cry. Fucking shit. I’ll just be the ass hole he will remember all his life, it would be better than this…
He made this really evil, scary mean face. I leaned away from him then turned quickly to see how I would escape cause he was standing in our only easy exit.
"that was me" he said "but I sat over here thinking and now, I’m this" his eyes started to water.
OMG. My heart started thudding in my chest. Fuck. He’s really fucking crazy. I looked into his eyes and fluttered them all around him, calculating distance and how to physically maneuver getting around him and getting the kids out. If I jumped up and started pushing people, and saying “go go” Alex would lead and drag Annabelle along with him.
But… He started to tell me this story how his wife got pregnant and he hated her for it so he was really mean to her after the baby was born and the baby didn’t need her nourishment.
He would have her cook dinner, have it ready when he got home and he forbade her to eat a thing until he took the first bite AND said it tasted good. She would sit there scared until he ate and told her it was good. Sometimes he would eat right before he left work and make her sit for HOURS until he would take a bite. He did that for almost a year until she told someone who told her to eat before he got home. So she did. He said he hit her. I started to get my stuff “come on kids, let’s go” Alex started to scramble up. Annabelle was on the outside of the booth so I was going to wait till she was walking and make sure they both stayed in front of me and him behind me.
"no wait" I froze “please just let me finish okay”I took a deep breath and nodded to Alex. Alex relaxed.
He made his scary face again. “that was me now I’ve sat there and put myself in her shoes and now this is me” and tears filled his eyes. “do you understand me?”
"i…I.think so… Alex, do you?" Alex froze and shot me an I hate you.look.
"oh the kids. I.forgot the kids. So I was a real.ass hole. I mean I was really mean to.my wife and I feel bad now because of your mom. What she did there, was amazing"
Alex nodded that he understood and smiled gratefully at me
"annabelle, do.you understand?" She sadly and uncomfortably looked at me under her lowered lids
"she told.me she understands" “okay great. What are we going to do now?” “we are going to eat” “I already did. What? Was it good?” He laughed at himself but got weird and crossed.his arms “you weren’t waiting for me to eat were you? And say its good?” “no you’re the cook. I took my first bite before I invited you to eat with us” He looked angry “what? Over there?” He pointed to his booth. “who told you about that?”
I turned towards the kids “the same person who told me, told him and her just now.” I turned towards him “Now whatever problems you have with you and your wife is your problems not mine. I only care if you eat. Now I’m eating my fucking food and if you want more, I’m sure theres plenty” I started eating. The kids followed suit. He still stood next to me, his arms folded. I turned to him, “are you still hungry?”
"yeah, you… I’ll get my food from over there. And thank you." I looked up “thank you” “thanks” I replied.
They all eventually began to believe I was an angel.
I’m just a person with an extraordinary skill at getting myself in the most fucked up situations and surviving.
I’m a person just like everyone else.
My existence did change Joe. I know.
But also because of him, I was raped by my exhusband. So one day when I’m sure everything is straight. He will be in jail.
So an ass hole like Joe was my angel, too.
That said. I wouldn’t want to have dinner with him. Ever again.














