“It was the only way out, Bashar.” I sniffled. “Cedric is not a man you can call the police on or get a restraining order filed against.” I kept my eye contact strong so he would get where I was coming from. “The only way out when dealing with a man like Cedric is this way right here.” I banged lightly on the table with my cuffs as I began to tear up. “I don’t have anybody but me to protect me. I don’t have a dad anymore, no brothers, not even a male cousin. So it was either I let him kill me or I kill him.”
