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I meet Mandy at Bar Chico. I don’t trust Zizi’s any more. Not since Gavin Armitage started taking photos of me sitting inside.
I’ve no way of guaranteeing he hasn’t somehow followed me here, either, but I have to trust my instincts. I’ve been much more aware of my surroundings recently. I clock everyone who’s walking on both sides of the street, I know exactly who’s following me and how far behind they are. I can spot someone sitting in a parked car from a hundred yards away. I think it would be fair to say the whole episode has made me paranoid, but right now that’s no bad thing. It’s the only thing that keeps me feeling anything like safe.
I’ve started carrying a rape alarm, too. I don’t know what good it’ll do. I’m pretty certain I’ll never have to use it. After all, Gavin has nev
