be available to you if the bear would only give you a little time to gather yourself together. And then there’s this: the bear isn’t just coming at you. It’s coming at your children, too. What do you do? Would the district attorney be there, in her house, when Rocky was released? Ready to protect her? Would a police officer be there, gun drawn, convincing Rocky that Michelle and the children hadn’t meant to piss him off? Would her family members be there? Would anyone, anywhere, in any system be there to stop whatever he might do? To stop the rattlesnake from slithering into her bed at three
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