Where did you get that ring

to the other.

I almost did not answer.

Then she rang the bell and said, “I know you can see me.”

I opened the door with the chain lock still fastened.

“Yes?”

She removed her sunglasses.

Up close, she looked younger than I expected. Not innocent. Just young enough to believe consequences were something that happened to other women.

“We need to talk,” she said.continue reading …