I've been staring at this post for a while. Life is being cunty over here, and I am so tired of typing it all out. But I'm going to. Warning: its long and dramatic.
So around the start of the month, jerk that I married (short form jerk, and trust me, he's earned the moniker) punched the kiddo in the jaw. He of course claims both that he didn't do it, it was an accident and it was only a light tap. Jarek has been adamant that he did.
I told chuck to leave, he refused. I told him fine, whatever. I need space, J and I are going to hotel while I think. (at this point I wasn't sure if it was an accident or not.) He again refused. But he agreed to take me to the library for a few hours so I could run around and watch J there while he stays at home.
I agree, and once he leaves I immediately called my friend. Told her "hey.. you know that phone call I promised to make if I ever felt in danger? This is it."
She was at the library in like ten minutes and had already arranged with the domestic violence people in town to get me in a hotel.
Stayed there for two nights and then called chuck. Told him if he left the house voluntarily while I tried to get into a shelter, I wouldn't have to do a protective order. He agreed, so I went home with Jarek.
For everyone screaming at me "DON"T TAKE HIS WORD", you were right. He showed up that night, TWICE. So I filed the request for a protection order. Judge granted a temp one until the hearing. The next day, while we were waiting for it to be served, he showed up again and tried to break down the door.
Next ten days were uneventful. I turned down the shelter because I wanted to keep J in school and the closest one was an hour away. (Stupid mistake in hindsight I suppose). court hearing comes up, and the judge denies it because it wasn't imminent harm, and he equated a punch to the face to a six year old to a spanking.
went back to the hotel because chuck refused to stay out of the house. That didn't last long. The virus news was getting worse, there were a lot of travelers going in and out.. and jarek's a runner right next to the highway. I went back to the house the day I chased Jarek down the very busy streets 5 times in less than three hours.
I'm watching Chuck like a hawk, and I have an interview with the housing board on the 24th. They're optimistic they can get me in an apartment by the 1st. It's just a matter of lasting until then.
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