Biker Pulled My Attacker Off Me Then Stayed All Night To Make Sure I Was Okay!

Kate turned her survival into purpose. She found work at a small nonprofit supporting assault survivors. When she got the job, she called me in tears.

“I couldn’t have done this without you,” she said. “Without Marcus. You showed me that surviving isn’t enough. You have to learn how to live again.”

I volunteered at the nonprofit soon after. What started as gratitude became commitment. Together, we helped women who felt as broken and alone as we once had.

Three years passed.

I stopped scanning every shadow in parking garages.

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