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"My heart pounded through my chest.
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"His appearance was always unexpected.
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"I came to believe he was always watching me,
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"Waiting to catch me off guard.
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"But this time,
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"There was more than one coming down the basement steps.
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"Another woman,
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"Her hands tied behind her back, staggered in front of him.
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"She stumbled down the stairs, landing hard on the tile floor.
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"And she looked up at me,
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"And it was as if I was looking in a mirror
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"And saw my own despair.