The past few weeks had been hell for Sally. Brian brought out a side of his that she had only suspected but had never seen before, except on that day at her house when she caught him with another girl. He began stalking her at every chance he got and embarrassing her at the diner. She knew that if his friend's parents were still the owners of the restaurant, he would have gotten her fired. Twice now, he had slapped her when they were arguing about her breaking up with him, something that he blatantly refused to accept. Each time, he had cried profusely, begged, and said he did not know what had come over him, but Sally knew that if she provoked him enough, he was capable of beating her up even more badly than he had done to the other girl. Right now, he was sitting outside the diner and wa
