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“Revenge for Lena...”
“Really?” Yasira is stunned.
“Some of the men fantasize about raping you or your daughter and for some reason this is supposed to be revenge for Lena.”
“What does my daughter have to do with this?”
“I can’t explain the logic of these people.”
Yasira shakes her head.
“Can’t we get these assholes off the streets somehow?” asks Michael.
“Not really, as long as nothing’s happened,” says Jenny. “You know the issue. We can only really take action when it’s too late.”
“But we should knock on their door and really scare them,” says Michael.
“If we can track them down,” adds Jenny.
“Please try,” says Yasira.
“Of course.”
“What about my address?”
“Not yet. But someone just needs to follow Zara home from school.”
“What should I do?” asks Yasira, horrified. Powerless, she sinks into a chair. “What should I do? Should I tell her? I have to tell her, don’t I?”
In all the years at the BKA, she’s been through quite a few threatening moments, but her daughter has never been in danger before. She would like to rush off to school immediately.
“You have to tell her,” Jenny insists.
“In fact, it’s best if you take her out of school for a few days,” Michael suggests. “Just to be on the safe side.”
Yasira nods.
“Can’t she stay with your ex for a while?” asks Jenny.
Yasira snorts. “That would suit him. If he finds out about the whole thing, I don’t know if I’ll ever get her back.” She considers. “But maybe I’ll send her to my parents for a week?”
“Do that,” Jenny suggests.
“Give me the address,” says Michael. “I’ll make sure there’s a patrol outside the house.”
Isn’t that too much, Yasira wants to ask. But then she thinks about what’s at stake. No precaution is too much. If anything happened to Zara, she would never forgive herself.
So she just nods.
“I... I can’t think straight,” she mumbles. “Should I pick her up from school? Or is that an exaggeration? What if someone is waiting there and following her?”
“I’ll pick her up,” Michael says immediately. “I’ll take a few loops. If someone’s following us, I’ll shake them off.”
Yasira is infinitely grateful to him.
“Best you don’t go to our place at all, but straight to my parents.”
“Of course,” says Michael.
