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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="4042cfb765fb65ad0c4bdbc3b425dfe3""Chris, Please you don't have to do this. You don't have to do what you are thinking."/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3ccee51bc4d0fa0c5f0fab780dd158cd"I sit at my desk looking at my colleagues. But I'm not thinking about them I'm thinking about Melinda. I worry about her. I knew something was up. I used to go to school with that bastard. Christian, An evil man. He used to beat every woman he was with. He hated women. I don't know who hurt him. But I know he was taking it out on Melinda. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3c8d3c39690283eb2992cac4fd76d1b5"He busts the door open. Bat in hand. And swings it missing me. I scream and brace myself for the second one that definitely hit me. I felt this excruciating pain on my side. The bastard broke my rib. Before I could reach for something I could defend myself with he grabs me and slams me to the floor. Punching me constantly. I start to give up. It's impossible to fight him off. I'm 5"5 and 130 pounds. He on the other hand is 6"5 and 300 pounds. He continues to beat me./p
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