"After I hung up on Eric Friday night, I knew he would call back and that he would be angry. I turned the ringers off on all of the phones in the house. I turned the answering machine down as low as it would go. I started to turn it off as well but I knew that would enrage him more so I left it on, figuring he could leave all of the messages he wanted to and I wouldn't have to deal with them until the next day." She sighed. "I didn't sleep a whole lot on Friday night so I finally gave up and got out of bed around 7:00. I took a shower and did a little cleaning. I checked the machine around 9:00. Unfortunately, I have to listen to at least the first 10 seconds of a message before I can delete it. Eric's tirade filled my entire voice mailbox within an hour the previous night." She bit her lip. "His messages became more and more violent each time. He threatened to kill me." She whispered.

"Did you save the messages where he threatened you Sasha? The police could use those to arrest him."

Sasha shook her head. "I didn't think about saving them. I just wanted them to be gone." She replied softly.

"Save them the next time." Trevor commanded. "The messages upset you but it was still pretty early in the day. What happened next?"

"I had my cell phone turned off. I have never given Eric any of my numbers but I know he gets them from Kelli or from my mom every time I change them. I have asked them not to give him the numbers but they always do."

"Maybe it is time you told them WHY you don't want Eric to have the numbers Sasha!"

"What good would that do Ben? They wouldn't believe me."

"How do you know they wouldn't believe you?"

"They didn't believe me when I told them before."

"You were 10 Sasha. That was a long time ago."

"All the more reason for them not to believe me now! If they didn't believe me then, why should they believe me 17 years later?"

Trevor interrupted the dispute. "We can talk about why it is time to try telling them again at another time. Right now I want to know what pushed you over the edge when you seemed to be very much in control Sasha."