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It started to rain minutes ago on a Saturday. It is still summer, and the weather here in California can be unpredictable.

I cover myself with the blanket and hug my legs, letting myself away from others. What happened last night scared me, and the terrifying images of that creep still pop into my head.

After the police interviewed me, I was scared to talk. Don was with me, and I felt safe as I spoke to the cop. Once they arrested the creep, It appeared his name was Lester Mayfield, a rapist, and murderer who attacked women whose mentality of having a relationship with him. For the past two months, he stalked, raped, and killed four women he thought were into him because they were nice to him.

I was about to be victim number five if it weren't for Don.

Who would care for my son if he weren't there to save me? By law, if I'm gone, he will go back to that father of his, and my soul won't rest if Eddie beats him.

I couldn't hold back the tears and let them fall from my puffy eyes, lack o