From Silas Burton

Submitted on 2012/10/25 at 14 34 28
*** Transcript Wed.5Sep 9:55 Hey there. Sorry about the dishes, will do them when I get in
Sun.9Sep 21.19 The 1200 from pj, use it to pay for a new vehicle. Don’t worry about the money, get me back when you can.
Mon.24Sep 14.23 I’m always here if you need me :)
Tue.25Sep 10.59 It’s your place too.
•11:09 Not sure what’s eating at you, if I said or done something to make you feel like shit. But this is you place, and I’m your friend, first and foremost.
(Re: 400$ paid for heating oil covers 400$ toward rent)
Thu.27 Sep 22:23 I’m getting worked up.I’m not some money grubbibg asshole.
•22:28 Not sure why you’re taking this out on me.
•22:32 This completely blind sided me. You paid the utilities, that’s all you owe. We’ll leave it at that. I’ll take care of the rest. Gnight.
•22:48 This has completely blind sided me.
•22:55 Not sure how throwing personal stuff at me was not going to hurt ne, but whatever. Fuck me for getting this place. But I’m here. And I’ll make it work.
•23:02 I’m done talking about this. Do as you will. Gnight.
Fri.28Sep 00:35 You’ve managed to completely fuck me over.
•00:37 You’re gonna ditch out I can already see it. There was not even a glimmer of a xhance this entire time. And I’m the biggest puts
•00:40 I’m just watching it all fall apart
•00:41 I can’t fucking write it
•00:43 It’s just done
•00:49 Then why am I the enemy? Or the idiot? Why are you so angry with me?
•00:49 I don’t get it
•00:50 And make peace? There’s no war
•00:51 If you didn’t want to be here, why say you wanted to move in?
•00:53 Shut I’m just naive
•1:02 I do dishes, you get pissy that I’m doing them. I leave them, you leave them, Don’t know what you’re about.
•1:03 I need your share of the rent and utilities, you say I moved out premarurely
•1:08 No. I made you a promise. I’ll cut you a check for 400.
•1:09 You stay as long as you need. That was my promise.
•1:09 And I will not go back on it.
•1:10 If you’re not happy with me then don’t be here with me. Simple as that.
Thu.4 Oct 16:41 My hours got cut 99%
(Re: Court)
Wed.10 Oct 21.32 Stick it out. It’s almost finished
•21:32 Take a breath
•21:33 Don’t let her take your power or sense of self. She don’t diserve that
•*shrug* what ever happens it will work out
•21:39 Shit is never as bad as it seems
•21:40 This is no exception
•21:42 You go to court and get it dismissed, take the paperwork, go to Quebec and celebrate
•21:42 That’s how it’s handled
•21:53 You know I’m here
•22:00 No but I care for you

Submitted on 2012/10/25 at 14 35 22
*** Transcript NOTICE TO VACATE/REQUEST FOR KEY 19 Oct.10.28am
Fri.19 Oct
Out: 17.37 – we need to discuss the kitchen situation tomorrow
In: 17.59 – Did not realize I was inconveniencing. Will keep the sink clear for ya man. Sorry
Sat.20.Oct
In: 8.28 – *hugs*
Out: 8.33 – The window bak rm is open U bolted the door locked me out
In:8.33 – Shit I’m sorry
In:8.33 – I’ll fix your keys
In:8.42 I fucked up work for you going in, fucked it up coming back
In:854 – Was it really necessary to break the screen instead of call me?
In:855 – No at this point save it. I’m done. That’s bullsht.
In:9.01 – I get to pay for it with money I don’t have. Thanks you’re a pal.
Out: 9.29: The fucming screen is i vi fine
In: 9.36 – The screen is completely bent foreward, window wide open, the frame won’t sit correctly now
Out: 9.30 – The fucki?nb screenvisv not broken
(Message did not go out) I suggest you look before accusing me
Out: 9.31 – The screen is NOT BROKEN WAts your problem
In: 9.41 – End of my shift I’m putting in my two weeks.
In: 9.45 – Got to pay the screen. What else? My comp probably which I’m still paying off, or both and my clothing and bed because you’ll torch the place
In: 10.02 – You broke my heart Jude. I thought you were a good person, really did. I’m a moron for that. You spit on everything I wanted for you, and made me feel like a puts
In: 10.05 – You respect me as much as the livingroom smells like stale cigarettes, the broken screen, the slamming door, calling Hilary a whore. Want to know why Hilary is a whore? Because she offered to buy me food, pay for my share of the fuel because you shirk your rent and leave it on my back
In:10.07 – And don’t tell me “this is how you’ve always felt” because until walking outside seeing mangled window and bent screen did I realize how misplace my trust and love has been.
In:10.08 – So break it, burn it, throw a tantrum. I’ll be there to pay for it all.
Out: 10.28 – You can have this house. Today I’ve begun looking for another place. I’ll provide notice per lease, continue payments as agreed. Leave me alone. Send your messages in writing.
Sun.21.Oct.
Out: 10.29 – Hi. When you can, would you please get a key for the bolt lock? For the meanwhile. Just in case. Thanks.

Submitted on 2012/10/25 at 14 35 55
***Full Transcript Wed.24 Oct 2012
••From Silas Burton
•From Me
(Nothing prefaced these messages. I was on the bus into Burlington. We had just exited the 89 into Winooski when…)
••8.08: I owe you nothing. Do you hear me pounding on your door trying to kick you out? Do you hear me bitching at you, going legal on you? No.
••8.09: Our situation is 100% on you. I went to go see how you were doing, wish you luck for the trial, and saw that nasty letter on your bed.
••8.13: Listen here drama queen. When I leave this world ill be gone, ill serve another purpose. I have no hatred for you. No, it’s worse. I feel nothing. I feel more for Rachel, Melissa and my father then you. You tapped every reserve of compassion caring and emotion. Forever, and for anybody.
••8.15: When you leave here realize you’ve made a healer and a loving person into you. A pragmatic, angry, remorseless bitter asshole. And it’s only love that stays my hand from getting you out of the home I tried to build for us.
••8.19: Incidentally although I don’t believe in a punishing god, I do believe in demons. And when you go, know that you will be forced to live every moment of every petson you hurt on the way to where you are.
••8.29: And you’ve also lost a third of my deposit because don smelled smoke in the house and questioned me about. Bravo, you’ve fucked over, abused, cursed and hurt the last human being that loved your worthless ass.
•8.30: Thank you for proving my suspicions about you to be perfectly correct. You cannot be trusted.
•8.31: And youre a chronic and compulsive liar.
••8.33: Just be the fuck out of here ASAP. I’m tired of crying over you worthless fuck.
••8.33: Get the curse the paper everything out of this house
•8.34: Take your meds, i’ll be talking with the lawyer this morning. I told you to keave me alone. You wont so I go legal.
••8.36: Ill be taking some pictures then, and making a phone call to the police about your car and present location
••8.38: I can’t go into your room but this camera can take some awesome pictures from the public domain of the hallway. Ill also be reporting threats, letting Hilary know what you said about her and letting don know you threatened on three occasions to burn this place down
•8.38: Yes tnank you for sending more threats
••8.38: No I’m acting on these right now.
••8.39: No thank you for threatening me Jude.
•8.43: I never threztened you I stayed out of your way worked with you to find a job youre wrlcome
•8.44: Got you the foreman grill wnen I couldnt afford it
•8.46: Walked bc I coulnt afvord gas
•8.56: I lost a days work last wkend on saturday nite, paid half utilities more than you asked for.
•8.58: Couldn’t afford it but paid the dinner in montreal… Because it made you happy… same fir the firmn grill.
•9.00: All youve done since we git to richfird is tell me to keave. Im doing that and you threaten me.
•9.02: Is this why you left California?I wonder.
•9.04: And you waited today until you knew I was out of the house. Very humane compassipnate.
•9.05: You will live my life. I wish you good luck with that.
••9.06: At this point it’s over. You need to stop talking to me. I’m scared of you after finding that letter and the Japanese character… You’ve scared the shit out of me.
•9.08: Btw I took pics of the room before leaving sent to Nancy.. just in case. See? I know you.
••9.10: Not interested in the room, just the scary letter you left for me
•9.10 We can only hate to the extent that we have loved. You keep that in mind.
••9.11: Stop talking to me
•9.13: You just remember: We can hate only to the extent that we have loved. Remember that
•9.19: We can dislike what we have liked, but can hate only what we have loved.
••9.22: So you do hate me.
•9.26 Yes Silas, I do. But I could never hurt you, so I’ve packed to leave, let you continue looking for your Life… Happiness.
•9.29: Unlike you, I can’t destroy other people. I grew up watching that and vowed I’d never be that kind of person.
•9.31: You’ve known that about me from day 1. Today you use it against me. I’m not fighting you.
•9.33: I’m trying to retreat in Peace. Please? Just let me leave in Peace?
•9.36: You don’t have to throw me out… I’m leaving, quietly, civily, harmlessly. Just let it go Silas.
•9.40: Last msg: You taught me to hate you & now I despise me for letting you do that.
••9.41: You have threatened Hilary, my home, my job. You told me you would burn that house down, shoot Hilary knee caps out. I chalked it up to stress, to anger.
••9.41: I forgave, never told Hilary or don.
••9.42: But hatred Jude? For me? I cannot forgive. Because if that’s true all those other things you said are true.
•9.43: Silas, remember only what you want, what majes you happy, what YOU choose. OK?
••9.45: I don’t hate you. I still love you, want the best for you. And that breaks my heart.
•9.46: I am peacegully looking at places to go to. How I leave your house is entirely up to you now.
••9.49: You assume I’m happy about you leaving. Or plotting or laughing. I feel like I’m tearing my own arm off to evict you from my prison.
••9.49: And I hate myself for failing you completely
••9.50: And knowing that I’m essentially giving up on you and acknowledging that I can’t help you
•9.48 You’ll advertise the room, get a nice person, cook, watch Netflix, come Summer you’ll BBQ.
•9.50: All of this now will have become part of an insignificant and forgotten past.
••9.51: No. I’m living alone. I quardened myself off in those two rooms and pretending its my apartment. The rest of the house will be a grave yard.
•9.54: Nah… Not the rare and luxuriously plumaged bird. You’ll be THE socialite of Franklin Cty!
•9.56: The porch parties will be the talk of VT with films at 11 on BOTH, PTZ AND CAX!
•9.59: People will talk about your events at Town Meetings. And no Ikea furniture, strictly Pink Lady… Classy all the way.
•10.01: Give it the time you can’t seem to give us… either of us, you nor me.
•10.04: Just do yourself one Kindness for now: let me leave peacefully, as I’ve been doing. Just that. No more. It’ll be soon, & quiet.
•10.07: I have to get moving along before I add charges of loittering and vagrancy against me… and my list is so full already!
•10.10: Oh, court convenes at 1:00. At 1:10 today it will be 1 year since I touched VT dirt. SHEEEEEE…YIT!
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•13.02: It’s recommended that Don be brought into court in this matter. I’m asking you if this is how you want to handle it or avoid courts.
•13.05 Hillary will be subpoenaed too. The call is yours now.
••13.15: You’ve been threatening to me, this house, my neighbor. And I’ll do what I need to to protect us.
••13.19: Your delinquency of the first and last mo rent and this mo rent, damage to the property, and smoking as witnessed by don, on top of your threats both written and verbal as witnessed by myself and Hilary. You want this, you bring this. It’s already documented.
••13.20: In following the terms of our agreement and not kicking you out, but the rest? Up to you.
•13.31: Ok. Court it is. Papers are filed.
•13.33: Not permitted to discuss further.

Submitted on 2012/10/26 at 14 11 26
•Locked out: Saturday 20 Oct. 8:40am
Entry via back-room window.
•Locked out: Friday 25 Oct. 10:00am
Entry via front door.