Plain Protector. Alison Stone

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      Sarah had been out drinking and picked up the wrong guy. Now to save face, she’s trying to blame it on Officer Braeden because they just went through a bad breakup.

      It was then that she knew she’d never get justice. And if she valued her life and her mother’s peace of mind, she had to leave.

      Sarah pulled off a strip of toilet paper and wiped her nose. “Maybe you and I can go off somewhere. Somewhere where Jimmy can’t find us.”

      “Sarah... Sarah...” her mother said, in her familiar soothing voice that made Sarah’s chest ache with nostalgia. “We’ve been through all this. I need to stay close to my doctors. And I like my home. Tending the garden.” I want to be in my own bed when I die. Her mother didn’t say it, but it was implied.

      Sarah swallowed around the knot of emotion in her throat.

      “Have you made any friends where you are? Someone you can trust?”

      Nick’s kind smile floated to mind. “It’s hard, Mom. I don’t know who I can trust.” However, Sarah had confided in Nick’s sister, but Christina was bound by doctor-patient confidentiality. And sweet, Amish Mary Ruth would never understand her new friend’s predicament.

      And Sarah didn’t trust her own decision-making skills. She had been wrong—so very wrong—before.

      “You need to stay safe,” her mom said, her voice cracking. “Please, I love you.”

      “I love you, too, Mom. I’ll stay here.”

      “That’s my girl. Go and save the world.” Her mother liked to tout that her only daughter was always looking for ways to help people. Too bad Sarah didn’t know how to help herself.

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