Goodbye William

South Yarmouth MA

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I woke up early this morning, just in case my 'friend' needed something, although I'd have LOVED to sleep in and spend some quality time with my wife before she left for church. I checked on him and he was moving around so I thought he'd soon join me for breakfast, or at least a short chat before we started our day. In that I was WRONG. My wife left for church and I went to check on him, only to find that he'd gone. Without a word of explanation, without a gesture of goodbye or thanks.... I texted him only to get a picture of a local bridge; the implication being possibly a suicide attempt, or something. Then I told him how I felt about his ingratitude, that I wanted nothing more to do with him, and after I sent the message, blocked, removed him from my phone. If he shows up here again, I'm slamming the door on his ugly face, then calling the police. This is the first time since the late eighties I've gone against my wife, my landlord, my neighbors, and my own common sense to help a vagrant. It will also be the LAST. I'm not sure whether to be hurt, angry, or sad... Or sorry for him. Maybe I'm all of the above. Everything happens for a REASON. I honestly believe that, but sometimes I have to wonder what the reason for something like THIS was.. I found his number and I texted him asking why he did that. I never got an explanation. Much less an apology. He wanted to sleep at my house again and when I refuse he dropped all contacts with me. My wife tells me he is not responsible because he is mentally ill but I don’t buy that. I know too many mentally ill people who don’t use that for an excuse for being assholes! Lesson learned for good this time.