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Adrian Emily Hickson was born in December of 1981 in Aiken, South Carolina. Her dad, Sharon Hickson, was a dentist and he had his own practice. And her mom, Yvonne, was a middle school principal. She also had her doctorate, so both her parents had PhDs. So she came from an extremely well-educated family. They...

were upper middle class. They were also extremely loving family. So economically, they were fine. They loved each other. They did well for themselves. They did well. She had an older sister and a younger brother.

Before she was born, though, she also had an older brother, but he died in a car accident when he was only six years old. And then all of a sudden, like her mom finds out that she's pregnant and she's having a baby. And it was Adrian. And her dad said that he.

Adrian was the answer to his prayers. Like after her brother passed away, he like prayed and was asking God for like a daughter and somebody in Adrian came and he said they got God sent her as the answer. So she was a daddy's girl. He doted on her. She loved him. He loved her. Anything in the world that she wanted, he made happen.

So her older sister became a doctor at the Mayo Clinic. And Adria, she also had dreams of success for herself as well. She wanted to become a lawyer. She looked at the prison system as like a broken system. And she was constantly looking at how Black men were locked up continuously. She wanted to find a way to help folks that were abused by the system, which we all do, of course. So...

She graduated from high school with honors and then she followed in her father's footsteps and went to the Tennessee State University in 1981. Shout out to the HBCUs. That is where she met Sean Washington. Sean was born on September 18th, 1981 and was also fresh on the campus of TSU. He was raised by a single mother, Karen Sewell, and went to Central High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

He was raised completely different from Adrian. His mom worked hard to keep food on the table. They were in income-based housing, and he grew up in the streets. He never really met his father until he was 13 years old, and when his dad came back, he came back with a junior, Isaac Washington, another son.

His dad had just went and remarried, like, started a new family and was just like, all right, I guess I'm going to roll back around. You two should meet, I guess. Right, and never did until he was 13. Right. Sean and Isaac were fairly close in age when they met, and they clicked right off the bat. His father spoke to him and apologized how he wasn't around when he was younger, and it really seemed like they put, like, a lot of work into their relationship, like...

Once his dad came back, he was ready to step up and be a father. I guess he had enough practice with Isaac. He was committed. Now, Sean wasn't necessarily a bookworm, but what he lacked in the classroom, he definitely made up for in the basketball court. And basketball is how he found himself on the campus of Tennessee State University. So Adrian was fresh meet on campus and she was also fresh out of a long term relationship from high school.

But this wasn't a good relationship. Her ex-boyfriend, according to her parents, were verbally and physically abusive. So her parents were like, great, she's going to college out of state. We don't have to worry about this horrible boyfriend anymore. Like she's off to do better things.

But those two met, Sean and Adrian. And when they got together, oh, the love was really real. They fell in love very quickly. And Sean spoiled Adrian. He would buy her whatever she wanted. They would go to dinner. They would hit the clubs. He doted on her, kind of like how her dad kind of spoiled her. That's how Sean was spoiling her. And she expected it. She liked what she liked and she wanted that nigga to provide it for her. And he did.

Though the love was strong between them, there were cracks in the relationship and was starting to show. And one of those cracks in the relationship was that Sean was starting to hang out with the rough crowd at school. You know, that soul weed and got in trouble. And Adrienne was like 100% against the use of marijuana. She's a lawyer to be. She didn't want anything to do with it. She didn't want him smoking it. She didn't want him selling it. And in that area, I guess around that area of Nashville. Anyways.

I saw this YouTube video. She was like in Nashville where it is. It's really close to the hood. She was like, it's a great school, but I just great statistics from that school. But like, it's in a rough area. And it just, I know you don't know this because you didn't go to HBCU, but like, I mean, it's even in the city.

Spelman, all of them. Girl, when I was at Alabama State, you could go right across the street and there's something to see. I was like, no, if you say you go right across the street, there's something to see. Like, listen.

But the best of the best come out of it, period. So during this time, they were starting to argue a lot. Sean was showing signs of being extremely possessive of Adrienne. He would question her. He was like, where are you going? What are you doing? Who are you going with? He was accusing her of cheating. And she was not having any accusations whatsoever. When Adrienne graduated in 2001, Sean was still taking classes at TSU and was about a year behind. Just take the time you need to graduate. All that matters is that you finish, you know? Right. Yeah.

Get to the finish line. Get to the finish line. Anywho, in 2001, she packed up and moved to Duluth. Duluth, Georgia, that is. To prepare for the LSAT. This is a test she needed to apply for law school, of course. And...

she worked as a paralegal while she was down there Sean was like all right where my shorty go I'm going to so he packed up his shit and he was like I guess I'm moving to Duluth so couldn't find any information of if he transferred schools or was trying to get back into school or was taking a gap year not really sure but when they moved she was like okay all your little friends back in Tennessee don't bring that want to be gangster shit to Atlanta we don't live a good clean life you have to get a job like

Chill on all of that. We're making something of ourselves. We're making good decisions, okay? Mm-hmm. He, of course, promised that he would leave that shit behind. And when they moved to Georgia, he got a job as a delivery driver for the Flowers Baking Company up in Lilburn. The bread guys are so fucking fun. Like, if you ever worked at Food, them bread guys that deliver the bread be having way too much fun. They the best time.

They the best ever around. I think it's because they just get to pop in and out of the stores and they always know somebody. And if you make the right connection, they might hook you up a little meal, you chit chat or whatever. Just for being personable. But that's a good job. What, delivering the bread? That's a full-time job with benefits and everything. That's so good. It ain't a bad gig. Not in them college years at all, bro.

That's you finish your route and you done. His younger brother, Isaac Jr. Also just relocated. That's crazy. I be wondering what be going on to make the second child be the junior. Like, was you not sure you was going to claim the first one? Was your baby mama? Like you not doing enough to have a junior. I, I,

Listen, sometimes people gotta get themselves together and I just want to believe that that's what his daddy did. It just takes time. I guess. I don't know. They had a good relationship. That's all that matters. Right. But yeah, his brother Isaac Jr. also had just relocated to Atlanta and the two were constantly hanging out. Some sources suggested that he was a good influence on Sean because he had a different upbringing than his brother. He had a married household as opposed to a

missing daddy so this new job was full-time Sean was bringing home a decent check I'm gonna leave him alone my bad they were happy uh this new job was full-time and Sean was bringing home a decent little check he was spending his money on whatever Adrian wanted and they're arguing slowed down significantly since they had moved to Atlanta

They were doing well. And Adrian, she worked extremely hard and found out that she was accepted to law school, not just any law school, Howard University. So she was doing a thing. Right. So their relationship faced a potential new move.

But Sean was enjoying Georgia. He had his job. There was benefits. He had an R1K. His brother's there. He's an active member of the church. He's an usher. He played on a church basketball team. Like, this nigga's got a life here, you know? He done made a home for himself. Right. So he decided, listen, Adrian, I can't follow you all over the country. So I'm going to stay here in Georgia. You go do what you got to do in law school. I support you. You go be that lawyer, baby.

we're just gonna do a little long distance thing right now uh yeah so when adrian moved isaac moved in with sean so it's not like the rent went up super crazy or nothing

And they decided that they was going to keep things rocking. You know, they was going to hold each other down. Although Howard is nine and a half hours away, they still made it work so that they could see each other twice a month. And when I mean they, I mean he. Because Sean made sure that Adrienne had all the money that she needed to purchase her airfare. If she wanted to bring her car down, make sure that she had gas. Anything that she needed to make sure that she got to be down here two times a month. That's what I'm talking about. You do that.

So Adrienne came to Atlanta on December 17, 2005, after finishing her first semester of her final year in law school. Though coming down to Atlanta during winter break was common for the two, this trip was a little different because long distance has started taking its toll on their relationship. They were back arguing constantly. Adrienne was starting to accuse Sean of cheating. The possessiveness that we were seeing from Sean when they were at Tennessee State, like

oh, what are you doing? Where are you going? Cheating. What are you doing? Now, Adrian is doing that to Sean. She's worried about what he's doing and where he's at. But the two, they were determined to get back on track, you know? So when Sean picks her up, when she lands in Atlanta, he meets her at the airport. He got a cake, some flowers, you know? I heard it was an ice cream cake too. And that's my favorite. It was an ice cream cake. And the only thing...

I don't know why you can't find the episode of Snap, so I promise you we did not watch the episode of Snap for this. But Noir Crimes, she said that the cake said, I love you, Pookie, or something about Pookie. So had the nickname on the ice cream, got it personalized. He's trying to get everything back together. Every night they go out, every night they're having dinner, going to drinks, going to clubs, everything.

having a good time she's bringing in her 24th birthday just right so while they're down Sean gets a call from one of his homeboys from back in Tennessee Michael Buchanan now Michael and Sean used to run around when getting to shit they had no business when they were in Tennessee and Adrienne already said that Michael was on the list of folks that she didn't want that nigga hanging out with she didn't approve of him she didn't like him

Michael called to tell Sean that him and his girlfriend Monique were moving to Atlanta and asked him if he could come through and help him move. Now, Sean was the type of person that if you call him and he can help out, he can help out. So against Adrian's wishes, he helps Michael get a rental car to move. So I get she didn't want them running together, but like he's moving. It's moving day. It's moving day. We just got shit to do.

But also she said that she was upset because that was supposed to be like her last day in Atlanta. Our time. That's cutting into my time with you. That's my last day. It's my last day in Atlanta. No. Listen, she was like, tell that nigga to find somebody else. And he was like, that's my homie, ma. She was like, oh, so you're going to start running around with Michael again and you're going to start selling drugs and smoking and shit. And I keep telling you, I'm not having all of that. Right.

And Sean's like, baby, chill. It ain't even like that. So it's December 21st, 2005. Sean helping his nigga Michael move. She mad that he left. Left at like 10 o'clock. This is their last day together. Like Mariah said, you know, she about to go back to her family in South Carolina for Christmas. So she goes to the mall for a little retail therapy. It's her B-day. She probably had his card and she wanted to make sure that she get the gifts that she feel like she deserves. But you know,

what does she feel like she don't deserve her nigga out being with this bad influence michael and and he should be with her period if he wanted to regulate he should have been there right she looks at her clock now remember he live around 10 she look at her clock it's like 3 p.m she started blowing up his phone where are you out smoking when you coming back what's going on

So he's blowed. His friend's talking shit. You know, you girl acting up. Keep her in line. And so he's like, you know what? Let's just take the rental car and run back to my place real quick. She can't say I'm not with her if she with me. And she can't say I'm smoking with my friends if she with me. So that up. Nip that in the bud. Yep. Mm hmm.

So they pull up to the apartment and Adrian meets them outside. She's pissed. And Sean and her are causing a huge scene. And Michael and his girlfriend are sitting in the car watching all of this play out. Next thing you know, Michael and Monique see Adrian punches him in the face. Sean is like, oh, hell no. Go get upstairs. Get your shit. Get the fuck out. Sean comes back to the car. He's like, all right, she's going upstairs. I need to make sure that this bitch doesn't trash my house.

I'll be back in a second, which I understand because if a bitch like me get mad, never mind. You trashy as shit. You gonna make, listen, you not gonna be the only one who's mad. Okay. So according to the couple in the car, Sean was in the apartment for about 10 minutes. He returned to the car with like a blank look on his face and Michael and Monique didn't realize anything was wrong until Sean got into the car and then they could tell that he was bleeding through his white shirt and

So the couple, oh my goodness, you're bleeding. They lay him down in the backseat. Monique is in the backseat holding his head. And they're like, okay, we're about to run you to Gwinnett Medical. So he says, Adrian stabbed him. They're like, calm down, calm down. We're going to head to the hospital. He's laying there. He's like, I'm gone. I'm gone. He's going in and out of consciousness. He's saying, I'm gone. He's like, no, you ain't gone, bro. Like, keep your head up. Keep talking to me. Hold on, hold on. We headed there. We headed there. So they try to keep him calm. And Michael ends up calling Sean's brother. So he calls Isaac Jr.,

and tells Isaac Jr. what happened. Isaac is at work. He said he gets off the phone, gets off of work, probably just, I would just leave. I don't know. I probably wouldn't even tell anybody. I'd probably just walk the fuck out, just run out to the car. I don't know. So he leaves, like, immediately, calls his dad, heads back to the apartment. When he goes to the apartment, the apartment door is unlocked. At first glance, he can't see anything's out of place, but there's a chair overturned. So he calls Adrienne. She answers the phone. And he's like...

So you just gonna stab my brother and leave? And she's like... And she's like, I didn't stab your brother. And he's like, oh, oh, oh. So my brother just stabbed himself twice. And she's like, something like that. Hangs up the phone. That's the shit that pissed me off right there. Because my nigga in a hospital. Okay. And you talk about something like it? Like, so...

she's in the car headed up 75 going to South Carolina while she's in the car she calls her older sister tells her what happened and her sister's like okay you keep driving I'm about to call mama and daddy calls mama and daddy they call and they meet halfway at like a rest stop area so mom dad meet up with their daughter at a rest stop area halfway between Aiken South Carolina and Atlanta Georgia right and they call her I'm not sure if

Some sources say they went back home, but I think they called home to get called the state of some family friends that they had in the state of South Carolina to get recommendations of lawyers in Georgia.

hired a lawyer in Georgia that day went to go meet with him the lawyer I thought the lawyer was a family friend no so that's where the discrepancy was because I've only saw one that said family friend but then I saw that they had to call around so I think maybe the family friend knew somebody because you also have to be able to practice in those states practice in that state right and they live in South Carolina right I couldn't get like pinpoint definition on that but like

They got a lawyer. They met with the lawyer in Georgia. And the lawyer was like, all right, well, the best thing you need to do now is go turn yourself in. But here's the thing. They went to the DA's office down to the police station. So they go to the DA's office. She says,

I'm here to turn myself in. And they're like, there is no there's no arrest warrant for you, darling. Who are you? And they're like, OK, well, she kind of, you know, not say too much. Her lawyer is there and they say, OK, well, there's no arrest warrant. So you're free to go. But if there's an arrest warrant, you come on back now.

Like, don't forget to come back. Promise you'll bring yourself on back. So her parents, they pack up the cars and they head back to South Carolina.

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Things were starting not to look so good, and Sean's family was keeping Adrian's family posted. Both families hated what was happening, and they assumed that he would recover. On Christmas Day, things for Sean took a turn for the worse. Sean's dad gave Adrian's dad a call and said, you know, things are looking bad. Adrian just listened in and then dramatically grabs her brother's car keys and runs out the house. She gets in the car, and she's headed to Georgia.

Her parents get in the car and they follow her daughter all the way back. Her parents are like, okay, she's going to Gwinnett Medical. We just need to meet her at Gwinnett Medical or whatever, right? Her parents arrive and Sean's family is outside consoling each other. Adrian's not there yet because Adrian first stops at another hospital, walks in, goes to the supply closet, and steals a pair of scrubs. And then he's just like walking around the hospital with them.

They said, which I don't get. I don't get it, girl. We've looked at this case and I don't know why you did this, but everybody suggested it was because she was probably looking for Sean. But why would you have to sneak in there if the family is in proper communication with you and telling you, hey, this is going on. There's no need to sneak into a room. So I don't understand that. How are you so distressed that you go to the wrong hospital? And what did she do when she realized that she was in the wrong room?

hospital you know i hadn't heard that she was in the wrong hospital but i was damn sure wondering how her family beat her there and her family never saw her in the in said scrub hospital scrubs but the staff from that hospital and there's like i guess there's actual foot like the staff of like yes she was here stealing the scrubs and walking around frantically that's crazy she's so crazy

She pulls up to Gwinnett Medical and she hears that Sean has passed. She immediately passes out and some sources say that she fell pretty hard. So her dad scoops her up and he drives her to the other side of the hospital to take her to the emergency room where she's admitted. While in the emergency room, she, quote, caused a scene. They said she ran into the glass hard as fuck. Everybody's saying that she did it on purpose.

And so then they put her in a designated quiet room where her family could sit with her. And the police finally got to speak with her because they haven't spoken to her this whole time because as soon as shit happened, she fled to South Carolina. So they're like, all right, Adrian, let's figure out what's been going on. And they said, all right, Adrian, you're under arrest. And then in her mugshot, if you look, she's in a straight jacket because she was up at that hospital acting crazy, which makes me wonder, is it a tactic?

Did you be like, was you like, oh, I see this shit coming because she's on her last year of law school, right? Don't know what type of law she's studying. I guess law to help the niggas incarcerated. So it's going to be criminal. I don't know. Prison reform might have been logic there. Not crazy. Police talked to Isaac Jr. He was like, you know, the two had their incidents, but overall they had a good relationship, you know?

They loved each other. And when asked how he felt about the Hickson family, he said, you can't be mad at the family or anything. Her family loved my brother, which is, that's a big place to be at. Yeah. Because some niggas will shut you out like, fuck your daughter. She just killed my son. But it sounds like they kept up with each other really well during this part. I mean, they have been together since their freshman year of college. So that's four, five, six, seven, eight, almost about eight years. Yeah. Yeah.

They was family at that point. And then, you know, when they come in young like that, it's like everybody's work. All the adults are working to keep on the right path. So they held Sean's funeral right after the new year. And two weeks later, it was Adrian's arraignment because of her behavior. She was denied bond and deemed as a flight risk. She was charged with. She returned, right? Yes, she fled.

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But she turned herself in twice. I guess the second time she didn't necessarily turn herself in. It was like, you at the hospital. We're going to arrest you. And they arrested her. Oh, and she passed out again when she got arrested. Yeah. So all of her behavior. But honestly, when I was looking, when I was typing this up and I was looking at her picture, I had like both screens up. That mugshot, she, other than...

Sitting next to all those other pictures of her, all dressed up nicely. Her eyes look so dead. That's a big loss. It's a big. Especially to know you're responsible for it. Her eyes are dark. She was charged with manslaughter and she had to get ready for trial.

Now, during the trial, all of the witnesses that were available came to testify, all except for Michael Buchanan. Now, Michael wasn't able to testify because he died on December 7th, 2006. He was murdered. Yeah, he was murdered. He was in a... I feel like I shouldn't tell this story because I don't really know it. He was murdered. Yeah. They was robbed. It was some money. A setup, maybe. A setup, maybe. He was a rapper. Yeah.

If you listen to Noir True Crime Files, she'll tell you the story. Yeah, she really goes in-depth with it. The prosecution felt like they had a real strong case, you know? The defense is saying that she acted in self-defense, but they kind of go back and forth. How was this self-defense? The prosecution asked if Adrian started the argument in the parking lot and the two niggas in the car watched her punch him in the face. Didn't you start it? So how are you now defending yourself? Right?

The defense is like, he's put his hands on her before. The couple has a history of domestic violence report with the police. Yada, yada, yada. It could have been anything, right? It was like, also, Sean was a drug user and abuser.

So it's likely that niggas who do drugs and sell drugs are violent. That's the stereotype, right? Right. And then they were also trying to prove that because they were like, how could he afford to do all of these things for Adrian if he wasn't selling drugs? Right. Because, you know, like how the IRS is talking about claim your income, even from illegal activities. Get the fuck out of my face.

sure but yeah that was like sean got pending drug charges on him right now or he had so it's not even speculating at this point that he's a a drug dealer we're saying that he is and then she goes and she was like also to back that up when he says he's going to rent a car that's code for sell some drugs but the nigga was helping the nigga move right

He was supposed to be helping that nigga move, but she said it was taking too long and he told her that was code. Moving is not easy. No, it is not. And it feels like shit always happens when you move. It always takes longer than you expect. So, amen.

um, yeah, so she was like, she went to the parking lot to go break up with this nigga. And that's when Sean lost it. And that's when he snatched her keys away from her saying that she couldn't leave. And that's why she hit him from there. They go inside and she's like packing up her shit. Like I'm out of here. But remember y'all tell it from Monique story. Sean, after he got here, it was like, oh, you got to get your shit and go.

So either way you tell it, she was getting her shit and going. That was supposed to be what's happening inside the house. Right. So she goes inside. She's the way she tells us. So I understand. She's like, I'm going inside. I'm getting my stuff and he's following me. And, and, and she's going inside to get her stuff. And she says, that's when he started beating her or whatever. Right. She's so scared and concerned. She's in the kitchen. She just grabs the knife and stabs him until he lets her go a little one too. Right.

The prosecution argues that the knife from the kitchen was not used in the kitchen. There's no blood splatter in the kitchen, only in the living room. So if he cornered you in the kitchen and you stabbed him in the kitchen, why ain't no blood in the kitchen? Then the prosecution adds on, not only was there no blood in the kitchen, but evidence shows that she was so angry, she continued to try and stab even after Sean was gone because they said there were stab marks in the couch.

So they was like, she was just so angry that she was like, ah, I'm just stabbing the couch because he wasn't there no more. Like, just fuck this nigga's shit. So it was like, that's a lot of rage that you got for a nigga who's bleeding leaving your house. You know what I'm saying? That you were so fearful of. Right. But you're still stabbing shit after he left, right? She says she never meant to kill him. She didn't think he was even hurt enough to wind up dead. And the prosecution was like, you didn't mean to kill him.

Girl, you left the scene of the crime. You stabbed him and went to South Carolina. You didn't give a fuck about this nigga. And she was like, I was removing myself from a bad situation. I wasn't fleeing a crime scene. I was making a smart decision to make sure things didn't escalate any worse. But like, I mean, shit has escalated since he's stabbed. Monique gets on the stand and she tells what she saw from the car and it confirms that

Adrienne was the aggressor in this argument. So the jury goes out to deliberate and they deliberate for not one, not two, but for three days. And they come back in a 5-7 deadlock. So they had a hung jury. And with the jury leaning so close to setting Adrienne free, the seven of them being for her acquittal,

The defense reached out to the DA for a deal and they offered her the Alfred plea. Now, for those of you that don't know, according to, oh shit, I got to pull it up.

Now, according to the Cornell Law School, an Alford plea is also known as a best interest plea. An Alford plea registers a formal claim neither of guilt nor innocence towards charges brought against the defense in criminal court. Like the no contest plea, an Alford plea arrests the full person

process of criminal trial because the defendant typically only with the court's permission accepts all the ramifications of a guilty verdict i.e punishment without first attesting to having committed the crime the name alfred plea is from uh north carolina versus alfred so she just no load of murder y'all have enough evidence against me to convict me i don't want to say that i did it

I just have to take this. And so that's what she did. I wonder what that means for your record. Well, she only got sentenced to five years for good behavior. She got out early. She was released in 2010. It's manslaughter, not murder, you know? So there's still really a chance for her to have a normal life. She doesn't really pop up much. You can't find her at Snapped Episode anywhere, right?

Trust us, we booked. And if y'all sleuths of the internet can find it, holler at us. Right, because I'm still trying to watch it. You can't really find pictures of her or anything. Some people suggested that she change her name. Got a new life. I don't know, man. Three years for murder, though? Manslaughter.

Ha, three years for manslaughter. I really wonder how that looks on her record. Like, I mean, does it say manslaughter or is it just like a, does she have a felony? Does she have to follow felony laws? I don't know. Like, does that not admission of guilt do something for you? It's got to have some benefit to it, right? Yeah, but like, I don't know.

Three years is not a long time, but also you have to take into consideration, like if I think about who has a manslaughter charge, the twins have a manslaughter charge. And what are they? And they still got a lot of time, but it was also the nature of the crime and how big it was and how the family reacts to it. And what did you do? How did you try to cover it up? She didn't try to cover it up. She turned, she tried to turn herself in. Yeah. Yeah.

And so they keep saying, she trying, they keep saying, oh, but she fled the crime. And she's like, I came right back before y'all even knew you needed me. I came back. You know what I mean? So I think that did. I was upset, but I came back. Yeah. That's a good thing. Um, all right, y'all it is time for. Well, I'm not black. I'm OG. I ain't do it, but if I did, this is how I would have got away with it. She didn't get away with it. Um,

She gotta live with that though. She do. She do. Honestly, she shoulda... It was not that deep. Niggas be getting mad and just wanna grab shit, but you just... There's certain shit that you just shouldn't grab. An argument and a knife is one of them. It's one of those things. And I feel... We've had quite a few cases where it's like...

I just lost it and I grabbed the knife and just... Grab a wooden spoon. Grab nothing. Grab a Bible. Grab a pillow. Walk away. You just gotta learn how to count to ten. Grab your car keys. Nope, don't go driving when you mad. Grab a blunt. Grab something. It just really seems like...

she was spoiled it just it just sounds very spoiled and entitled and i didn't get my way and like even that conversation with the brother afterwards was like whatever like she didn't give a fuck until shit hit the fan yeah and then it was like oh this is still in the hospital

which makes me feel like she was setting herself up like oh i lost my mind it went crazy and i was basically like she was trying to plead insanity because i feel like i mean if you fresh out of law school that's probably that's probably what i mean she let her anger get the best of her and i just in no way was that situation or that argument worth all of this and it's it seems like they should have broke up a long time ago and i get i get it especially when you got that like

You really got a hold on me. You really got a hold on me. But like, I don't know. And when you're fighting and you break up to make up, that's all we do. First you love me, then you hate me.

That's a game for fools. They like that shit. They like that shit. People like that toxic shit and then wonder why their life is so chaotic. Listen, you see the niggas on the Justin LaVoy that made some posts. I want this toxic sex with a healthy relationship. They love that shit. Calm down. Everybody do some work on yourselves.

do some work on yourselves it's all right we all we all have our hills to climb okay what's the next segment that's it that's it no reviews roll or no parole she's already out she got away with it you're right you're right you're right you're right okay reviews we're here we're here we're here

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