Stephon called 911 and gave the name of the cafe, having no idea what the address was. He disconnected after being assured officers were on the way.

"Can you hold on a little longer before we get you cleaned up?"

Her body stiffened. "I don't want anyone seeing me like this."

"I know," he said while lightly smoothing strands of hair from her battered face, "but I want the police to take pictures of your injuries before we clean them."

She gave a small giggle through ...