Domestic Violence

G.G. enters and begins scrutinizing Cori, making Cori uncomfortable.

G.G.

Hi.

CORI

Uh, hi...

G.G.

Can I talk to you? I mean, maybe I’m not the one to talk to you—and it’s none of my business and all that—but I’ve seen you—and I’ve noticed... well, let me put it this way. I used to... well there was a time that I was... being abused...

Cori looks ready to leave.

G.G.

Just let me finish. It’ll only take a minute and then I won’t ever bother you again if you don’t want—see I was being abused and it just didn’t seem like it to me at the time. It seems crazy to me now, but I was so good at coming up with reasons and rationales. I had an answer for everything, a million reasons why I either deserved it or I wasn’t really being ...

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