Just… space.
“What exactly did the trigger feel like?” she asked.
I leaned back.
Searched for it.
“It felt like… something I had already closed just opened again without asking me.”
She nodded slowly.
“That makes sense.’
“I don’t like it,” I added. 1
“I can see that.”
She wrote something down.
Then looked back up.
“Does his presence threaten anything in your current life?”
Immediate answer.
“Yes.”
“What?”
“My kids.”
That came out fast.
Sharp.
Clear.
She held my gaze.
“Explain that.”
I exhaled slowly.
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“I don’t want him near them,” I said. “At all.”
Why?”
“Because he doesn’t deserve to be.”
“Deserve is a strong word,” she said.
“It’s accurate.”
She didn’t argue.
Just nodded slightly.
“What else does it threaten?” she asked.
I hesitated.
Then- 1
“My peace.”
She leaned forward slightly.
“How?”
I frowned.

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