Aidan Forbes

She had heard her mother tell her not to be out past dark and stick to the main roads.

She took self-defence lessons every few weeks to be prepared for the worst.

She wore the brightest clothes she owned so that her body could be found easier.

She had her location turned on so her parents could see where she was at all times.

She texted her friends as she left and told them if she didn’t reply in 10 minutes to call the police.

She had a co-worker walk her to the street.

She held her phone on ready to dial the police.

She held her keys in her hand as a weapon if anyone tried to attack her.

She made sure that she would stop and wait for them to pass every time someone would walk behind her.

She had a good look at every face she saw so that if she had to give a description of them she was ready.

She made sure no one was following her when she reached her house.

She finally finished the walk home.

He walked home.