The Last Black Unicorn

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hours, I can’t talk.”
Finally, the tide started to turn. I started to see the light.
But it wasn’t because of anything physically abusive he did
to me. More abuse did come, but the last straw was
something very different.
One night, we were driving away from the Laugh
Factory, and he got a text message. His phone was in the
center console, and it popped up on the screen.


Lisa:   “Why    you be  lying?”

I   saw that    and I   knew.   Before  I   even    knew,   I   knew.

Tiffany:    “Who    is  Lisa?”

Ex-Husband:  “What   are     you     talking     about?  You’re
seeing things.”

Tiffany:     “No.    No.     No.     Who     is  Lisa,   and     why     does    she
say you’ve been lying?”

Ex-Husband:  “You    tripping.   You     seeing  things.
Something wrong with your eyes.”

Tiffany:    “Oh,    now I’m blind?”

Ex-Husband: “You    know    you can’t   read.”

Tiffany:    “No,    I   can read    now,    and this    says    Lisa:   ‘Why
you be lying?’ ”
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