I Will Find You
“Say no when you mean no. Tell me when you change your mind. If you want protection, ask loudly. If you don’t, we build you strength and systems so that you don’t need to ask.”
“Strength and systems,” I echoed. “That sounds like a corporate training.”
“It works in houses, too.” His mouth ticked. “Systems look like: escort to your car after close, safety codes like Todd's ‘check twenty-three,’ dowels and latches, lighting, a new routine so he can’t map you. Strength looks like: we teach you to throw a man twice your size, you learn to read a parking lot, you stand in a room and don’t apologize for taking space.”
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