When TikToker Louise (@louise82694) was a teenager, her dad’s girlfriend at the time tried to kill her. Her dad dated a woman named Stacy for two years.
At first, Stacy seemed normal. She had been married before. She was super cool, nice, and had the cutest puppy. She would take Louise shopping and buy her anything she wanted.
During summer break, she even took Louise on a road trip to West Palm Beach just to hang out and visit her dad because he worked in the area. But then, one day, she sat Louise and her brother down for a serious conversation.
“She revealed to us that she has bipolar disorder, and her doctor had recently changed her medication, so there may be some unusual behaviors or she might be triggered a little easier,” said Louise.
“She might be a little more quiet or just flustered, and that’s just the medication, like don’t take it personally. As soon as her body adjusts, everything’s going to go back to normal.”
Instead, everything went haywire. Stacy became very jealous of Louise and her older sister. When her older sister came to visit, their dad would spend a lot of time with them, so Stacy felt neglected.
She was also jealous of Louise’s parents’ friendship. Her mom and dad got divorced a year before she was born. They remained best friends and would all have dinner as a family.
There were several times when Stacy blew up Louise’s dad’s phone because she was upset that he was with Louise’s mom. He had to set the record straight with Stacy on multiple occasions.
One night, Louise’s dad was sitting on the couch and watching TV when Stacy came into the living room with a knife and threatened to slit her wrist.
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Louise’s dad ended up having to throw a blanket over Stacy and tackle her to the ground. After that, Louise was no longer allowed to be at her dad’s house alone. Her mom insisted that she needed to be accompanied by her dad or brother at all times.
One day, while they were at their dad’s house, Louise’s brother told her that he would be gone for 10 minutes to get an extra Xbox remote. He instructed her to lock her bedroom door and not to open it unless she heard his voice.
Once her brother left, Stacy immediately approached her door. She told Louise that she had a couple of magazines for her to look through so she could pick out a Christmas gift. Louise told her to get away from her door.
Stacy started jiggling the door handle and banging on the door. Louise called her mom and told her that Stacy was trying to break in.
Her mom called her brother, and then she called the house phone and left a message, threatening to beat up Stacy if she laid a hand on Louise.
When Stacy heard the message, she finally walked away from Louise’s door. Louise’s brother burst in and confronted Stacy. She called the cops, and Louise and her brother were forced to leave.
As they were leaving, Louise happened to catch a glimpse of a huge knife on the counter. Stacy didn’t cook, so she must have been planning on using the knife on Louise. Her dad broke up with Stacy after that.
By Emily Chan
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