The Boyfriend

Friend zoned for a dude that beats her. Can’t say it’s unheard of, but I wasn’t waiting around for her to change her mind.

Her message this morning had me shook. He’ll do it this time. Got me thinking homeboy done graduated from domestic abuse to first-degree murder.

The cops arrived ahead of me. One by the door, the other peaking through the window.

“No answer.”

“No sign of life whatsoever.”

“The text should be probable cause!” I’m ready to break in when the boyfriend pulls up in his pickup. The stained blue tarp in the bed makes me sick.