you again, Kay." Calls from Defendant continued into February including three calls on 22 February 2002 and six calls on 25 February 2002. On 26 February 2002, Ms. Warren took a call from Defendant and told her to stop calling. Defendant responded that she would not. She then left a telephone message, stating that Ms. Warren "did not know who [she] was dealing with, that not to mess with her."
On 7 January 2002, Ms. Warren again went to the Wilmington Police Department in regards to Defendant's conduct. Cape Fear Community College hired security guards to sit outside Ms. Warren's door and walk her to her car.
In February and April 2002, Ms. Warren filed complaints with the magistrate based on the phone calls. Calls continued to be made tohad told Ms. Warren she was sexually attracted to her; she made repeated phone calls even after being told by school officials and the police to stop; and she followed Ms. Warren in her car and left notes on Ms. Warren's car, including the ones presented to the jury as exhibits.
Defendant further testified she loved Ms. Warren and was afraid of losing her. She admitted she had been told by a judge not to contact Ms. Warren following her earlier misdemeanor stalking conviction as a condition of her probation. She acknowledged telling Ms. Warren that "people like you cause people to loose (sic) their mind and their sanity, making people want to kill them." She also admitted saying "Each day a little bit of my mind dies ...