Bad Date

by Ellery Lloyd

She noticed that I didn’t tip the waiter—I don’t believe in it, they get paid enough already—so she went back and left a £20 note on the table.

So far the worst thing about this

They don’t stop when you ask them to, when 32you tell them she’s scared. That she’s not eating, not sleeping. That she’s scared for her son’s life.

They don’t stop when lawyers send letters. They don’t stop when the police tell them to.