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Boyfriend? Is that what Clint was to me?

The word made me smile.

The operator cleared her throat. “Your boyfriend came where, ma’am?”

I shook my head. “Yes. Sorry. My boyfriend came to see me at work. We were standing in the parking lot after I locked up, and four drunk guys in a car pulled into the parking lot. Started harassing us. Calling us names. Throwing beer bottles and things at us. They were trying t—”

I heard the operator typing in the background as tears rushed to my eyes again.

“They were trying to what, ma’am? Where are you currently?”

I sighed. “I’m in Riverbend, in front of the elementary school beside a place called Grady’s Groceries. I don’t have any other address other than that. You guys have to hurry. My boyfriend started fighting with these guys so they wouldn't get to me. They were talking about things. Taking advantage of me and all that. He got on his bike

and rode off, and a car full of drunk teenagers are following him. He’s in a lot of trouble. Please.”

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