NICOLE

One Month Later...

As soon as I step out of the courthouse, I breathe a lot easier.

I'm finally done with Dan and he's out of my life for good. Well, at least, I hope he'll be out of my life for a long time. He's been sentenced to seven years in prison—not nearly enough for what he did, but it's satisfactory and I won't have to worry about him for some time.

In many ways, it's a relief. But at the same time, not nearly as relieving as I expected it to be.

I'm numb.

I walk past a ...