Complicated

by Kristen Ashley

“That’s it,” Joyce stated. “She strolls in here and does any of that, it’s gonna be me goin’ to your momma’s house and dragging her out to take her to one of Pastor Keller’s revivals. He’ll dip her in the river and hold her down until she sees Jesus. And if she doesn’t, he’ll hold her down until she sees Jesus.”

If you break the protection order you’re about to receive, I’ll charge you with criminal harassment and I’ll talk with our prosecutor to see you serve time. The maximum is five years. The good part of that is, it won’t matter you only have three hundred and twenty-two dollars since your accommodation will be courtesy of the state. The bad part of that is, your accommodation will be courtesy of the state.”