Chapter 13

Sophie

It’s been a day, and I already felt like I wanted to die. I had been around people trying to protect myself, yet I felt unprotected.

I couldn’t tell Gwen. I wasn’t telling her that I was sleeping with her client and that I may or may not have a stalker. I didn’t sleep a wink last night and thought someone would sneak in and do something to me.

I was so sure I threw Antonio off my back, and there was no way he could find me quickly. It didn’t help that anytime I closed my eyes, I saw his victims and heard them screaming for help.

It was like my own personal hell, a nightmare I couldn’t forget.

Because of the fear that someone might be watching me, I couldn’t afford to sit around and do nothing all day. I went to the same shelter I slept in on my first day. I needed to keep busy, or I would lose my damn mind.

There was some volunteer program going on, and I signed up for it. The reverend sister was so happy to see me.

“Thank you, dear,