"So you said you had to use that to fight a guy off?" asked Aisha, pointing to the spiked bracelet on Tory's wrist. It made Tory blush, although she tried hiding her discomfort behind a tough expression. It made Aisha regret bringing it up.

Tory explained, "He'd been following me around the mall for a while, even when I tried cutting through a Macy's to lose him. I mean, I don't know what his intentions were, but you can't be too careful with creeps, you know?"

"Yeah." Aisha wondered how many creeps Tory had dealt with to be that vigilant.