My cheeks must have been blotchy from tears when he let me in and through to the living room. I sat down on his sofa and tossed my bag onto the floor, crumpling over with my elbows on my knees as I tried to compose myself. He was right there beside me, kneeling on the floor, but he didn’t put his hands on me, just waited.“I’m sorry,” I said again. “I just… I couldn’t stay there…”“What happened? Did he hurt you?”The tears kept coming, silent as I struggled for breath.“He, um… no. He didn’t hit me or anything… he just…”“Did he hurt your mother?”“No. She’s still loved up, and she doesn’t know.” “Doesn’t know what? What did he do to you, Rosie?”Time for honesty. I caught my breath before I spoke.“I threatened him. I told him that next time I’d go to the police, no matter what, and I’d catch him on camera, and I’d tell them, and I wouldn’t let it go.”“Good. And then what happened?”“I called him weak, and then I went to bed. I thought that was it. I put my earbuds in, so I couldn’
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