Run on Red

by Noelle W. Ihli

I’d been bracing for something bad to happen for as long as I could remember. Ever vigilant, ever anxious, Olivia Heath.

Men like this said things like that to girls like us, knowing we’d been told our whole lives that if we listened carefully and followed the rules, we’d stay safe.

The idea that every choice, no matter how small, mattered had fascinated my anxious brain.

Narcissists think they’re smarter than everyone else. But that doesn’t mean they are. That’s how they get caught. They make mistakes. They underestimate the intelligence of police. And they underestimate the intelligence of their victims.