"The judge granted the restraining order," Rukky said, and she watched relief flood her mother's face. "Josh can't come within 500 feet of us, can't contact me at all, and if he violates it, he'll be arrested."

Grace pulled Rukky into a tight embrace. "Thank God. Now maybe we can finally have some peace."

After Sarah left, Rukky and her mother sat in the kitchen drinking tea.

"Do you think he'll leave me alone now?" Rukky asked her mother. "Or will the restraining order just make everything ...