The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.

armored cars.
He claimed to be helping me.
He said Dante had ordered women silenced before.
He handed me a copied custody petition carrying Dante’s signature.
I had been twenty-eight weeks pregnant and alone.
I believed him because he showed me enough pieces of Dante’s real life to make every false piece fit.
I mailed you a letter, I said.
Dante’s face tightened.continue reading …