I loved Jack with all my heart, as my best friend, nothing more, at least that’s what I thought. Till the day my world was turned upside down We ha... graduated high school just four months earlier. I had been dating my boyfriend, Jason since 11th grade and we had talked about getting married soon. It was a Saturday night and Jason and I had plans to attend a party given by a mutual friend, however, at the last minute he called and cancelled saying that he had to work on a midterm paper that was. “How has school been, now that you’re aware that you’re surrounded by triggers?”“It’s been okay,” I said, thinking about it. “The girls have been acting like an honor guard, keeping me insulated from anyone that might want to hurt me or some who spent last term inflicting harm on me.”“That’s been cutting down on the chances for trauma to sneak up on you. You feel safe with them.”“Seems only fair. They feel safe with me.”“Not all of them,” she pointed out, bringing us to our next topic.I. Having an income made her a target for the layabouts. Having a child ... not so much. And the child was mouthy. Couple of weeks and the layabouts stopped pestering the widow.“She’s attractive,” they said. “But that kid.”They had one thing that set them apart; tools. Special tools. Planers and table saws, woodworking and air tools. And they were building a BOAT! The woman seemed to know what she was doing.“Skilled ... she’s meticulous. Like a cabinet maker. A craftsman ... and a teacher.“That. Raven guided her out of the office and down the hallway. Raven could still hear Jesus and Marco banging on the door.Raven found a maintenance closet. She pulled the keys from Lorriane's wrist and fumbled with them until one of them opened the closet."Surely you're not going to put me in there," Lorraine whined.Raven found a roll of duct tape and wrapped Lorraine's wrists. Lorraine opened her mouth to say something and stopped when Raven looked at her. Raven looked around for something to gag.