"Just-" He drops his hands, slumping against the wall. "I-. . . I started dating Keith and. . . Everything was perfect. That should have been my first red flag, I guess. Nothing is perfect. . . But- I loved it, I loved him. Then. . . He started getting pushy and angry.
"Started when I was late for dinner a few times because of work, and then got worse. At the time I was working in a beauty salon while I was taking online classes. He made rules, for mad Everytime I wasn't home.
"Then, when I was late, he wouldn't let me eat dinner. Eventually, I got fired because I couldn't work when I was told to. It got worse, he'd be displeased about something and I couldn't eat. Or sometimes he'd take the food from me as I was eating. He told me it was so I didn't over eat, that he wanted to make sure I was healthy."
He sighs , raking his fingers through his hair. "Obviously there was more but-" He shakes his head.
"And it's your typical toxic relationship, I mean, I should have seen it, right? I should have--"