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A tale about possession.
The following entries are about a ring Kerry received over the holidays.
Not an engagement ring. It was supposed to be a sweet token of affection.
I call it a symbol of servitude.
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Kerry’s Bad Day: The Ring part one
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Kerry’s Bad Night: The Ring part two
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The backstory.
Last night instead of working, I wrote about my best friend Kerry. I kept that entry light and breezy, but it's actually a fairly disturbing story. She met her new beau, a cop, on a social networking site and it went beautifully for a few months. In a complete behavioral turnaround, the cop's true colors surfaced: intense possessiveness. And a small drama ensued.
When in a relationship, Kerry is wholly devoted, but like any human, she has old friends and actually works for a living and, therefore, has to communicate with, you know, men. The cop found out she received a letter from a friend of hers. Explosion! The point of contention: he didn't want her corresponding with men, straight or gay. That includes colleagues. No lunch, no phone calls, no email. Excuse me? What planet exiled him to spend his days here?
The confounding thing is that he was interested in an independent woman. Check. Who has a passion for her work and is deeply talented. Yes- interior design. Check and check. Who thinks for herself. And check there, too. Oh- and she's gorgeous. [Think Nicole Kidman with a wicked sense of humor.] Apparently he wanted all this so he could put that very same woman in a box, manacled by his insecurities and misplaced machismo.
We have to ask ourselves where his demands would have stopped. Single female friends? Single female friends who are a "bad" influence"? [That of course would mean me. I am likely his worst nightmare.] It was awful. For a few days, she worked hard to reach a compromise and he wouldn't hear of it. He drew a hard line and Kerry wouldn't acquiesce. The kid's a class act and exercised restraint and her usual sophistication when she gave up and politely removed herself from his life. He proceeded to text her relentlessly trying every tactic to win her back. This has gone on for some weeks. Hopefully, the whole thing is over now.
If you have even a passing knowledge of who I am, then you'd deduce it was all I could do to restrain myself from contacting this fellow. Good sense prevailed, because, well, he's a cop and last I checked, we have strict laws here about confrontation. However, I do live near a Fraternal Order of Police office and I know some lads there, so I might have some recourse if the stalking ratchets up.
There are people out there walking around wearing white hats in public, concealing guns and a skewed attitude.
You just never do know, do you?
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