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Do you know that he can do such things? "" No, "Jenny shrugged. "I do not know. "Why do people catch him?" "By DNA check - and the evidence you provide." "You testify against him?" "Oh." Jenny stopped. a time. "I have to do that." Her tears streamed in. "It's not easy." I handed her a tissue. "That's right." "That poor woman-his victim. - Do you know her? "" Oh yes, "Jenny said bitterly. "I know." A tear rolled down Jenny's cheeks. "I know him well." Jenny sprayed her nose. "Because she's the sister." My heart stopped beating for a second. Jenny put the tissue on her and wiped her tears. "She was always very cautious," she burst into tears. "I never go anywhere alone at night, you never talk to any man you do not know, or drink the drinks they invite. She never goes to dangerous places or walks along the quiet alleyways. You always go by taxi at night, or if you do not know the way ... "Jenny swallowed." When did that happen? "I softly asked." In 2003, she went to a party. " Jenny sat back and looked straight into the garden with her hands in her chest. "It was held in Willesden by a colleague at the school that she worked for. An interesting evening. She called in advance a taxi to take home - from a company that she often go. At around 11.30 people called her cell phone and told the driver to wait with a black BMW. Then she said goodbye to everyone and left. She walked along the house, had a drink before, not much - probably three glasses of wine - but enough to feel lightheaded. And she saw the black BMW waiting on the left side of the house, outside a liquor store, flashing lights still flashing. Then she went straight to him and looked in, the driver was opening a cigarette pack down the glass door. And she asked, "Will you take me home?" She suddenly realized that it was not what she was going to say, though, so she corrected it. Are you a taxi waiting for me? At Reid? Hesketh Gardens? "The man nodded and then repeated. "Hesketh Gardens." Then she got in and he drove away. My first impression was that it was a nice car with leather seats and most of all the driver was friendly and pleasant. She told him not to smoke anymore so he threw the cigarette away. I'm so tired I close my eyes. "Jenny closed her eyes, fell backward and opened her eyes with a long sigh. "Maybe you've been sleeping for a minute or two, because when you opened your eyes, you did not go south to Shepherd Bush, but you were running toward Hampstead Heath in the northeast." Jenny clenched her fist and sat upright. . "So I told the driver he was going the wrong way but he did not say anything." "Fearful." She took a deep breath and slowly. "At first, I was angry rather than frightened that he did not know where Shepherd Bush was located. Then she told him to turn his head but he did not. Then she said, "We are on the wrong path, not this road!" But he just looked at her in the rearview mirror and said calmly, "Calm down." Then she suddenly realized. "God ..." She then withdrew the phone and dialed 999 but he turned around and grabbed it. She grabbed the button to open the car door but it was locked, so was the window, so she was really scared. She tried to catch the attention of the cars on the road by punching the window and shouting but no one noticed. She took off her shoes and used it to try to hit him, then suddenly he turned to a small street and into a curb near the canal. The car sits in an old industrial park. The surroundings are empty and dark ... "Jenny sat up straight, her hands clenched to the level of her wrists white. "He stopped the car and stepped out, walking around to sit and open the car door. She was about to run or if she could not push his knee to his feet or hit a pen in his face. Suddenly he put his hand into his jacket pocket and pulled out something. I see it sparkling in the dark. "Jenny shed tears. "Then he put it against your throat ..." Jenny's jaw fell back with anger. "Please beg him not to harm you." "Jenny, Jenny," cried Jenny loudly. "You always thought of him in the dash. Kindness too. Even fascinating ... Now that it was over, he pulled her out of the car, then she wept and trembled. And then ... "Jenny looked up at me, her eyes bleak with tears. "He wrapped his arms around her. Just for a moment. I feel weird. A brief gentleness after what has happened. Then he started the engine and drove off. As he drove out, she glanced at the number plate. She rehearsed it in her head and after four years she still remembers her. "Jenny wiped her tears. "You will remember it for the rest of my life." "Anyone see you? Anybody help? "I whispered." There is not a shadow. He took the cell phone away so she went to an electric boothOh and call 999. Then came the police interrogation, her testimony and medical tests ... all positive, thank God, her heart was like burning fire while waiting for the test results - especially HIV testing took nearly three months. She was completely collapsed so all the time she did not leave the house. She quit her job because she knew she could not cope with the problems at school - especially with the provocation she had come across from a few students. I think it will make me go crazy. "" How long does it take for the police to catch him? "" Three days. "" Maybe the taxi company keeps some information to help find him. " They do not, "she replied. "They do not know him." I look at you do not understand. "But I think he's a taxi driver sent in." Jenny shook her head. "You made a serious mistake. She did not realize that two black BMWs were parked outside the house - one from the taxi company, the other ... to him. The reason he stopped there was because he wanted to buy cigarettes, and when she got to him he realized she was mistaken and took the opportunity ... "" That's sneaky, "I say. The eye contains anger. "Yes ... Five months later, the trial," she said after a moment of silence. "Harrow Crown Court." "Five months fast." "They do it fast." "Why?" "Because ..." Jenny's jaw was a little shaky. "Because you are pregnant." It has the face of an angel. I felt as if I was in the neck. "He's Grace's father, right?" I whispered. A nod from Jenny. Then she lowered her face. "God." I was so shocked by the story Jenny had told me. My eyes were full of tears too.Jenny breathed out and looked up. "At first, I thought that I was too stressed so I was slow. By the second month she felt unwell. After examination and positive results, she fell into a dilemma. The options danced in my head. Abortion? For adoption Keep the child again? All can not. "" What made you keep it? "" The truth is full of hatred. I hate him. He has ruined both physical and mental sister. Then she realized that if she gave birth to the baby and loved it, the hatred would not gnaw her all her life. "Now I recall what Jenny said when our two children were born. Your biggest fear is that you will not love the baby - you must love it. The more you love it the more you love it. Do you regret it? I think it will help you heal ... The life of I'm about to get filled up by a love that I never thought of ... "It was a miracle," Jenny said. "Because every time I look at Grace, I feel nothing but love. Love is born of cruelty and cruelty. "I understood why Jenny did not accept Grace's dad, I knew her secret, I understood the maximum caution she arranged for her apartment. myself. I understand why you are alone and thrilled. I also understand why Jenny named her child "Grace" - tolerance. "Grace was wonderful," I mumbled. "I think so, too," Jenny said, pointing her eyes at the photograph. Grace is on the fireplace. "It's your treasure." "You are so wonderful, Jenny. Not everyone is brave like that. "" You know that's the only way to save yourself. "" So your friends did not help? "Jenny looked at me. "I do not let them know. I feel ashamed ... "" But what are you doing wrong? "" You do not want to be pity. I want people to think I have a relationship and it does not go anywhere. "" Do not you have a close friend to tell the story? "" Not much. Her best friend moved to Aberdeen a year earlier. Of course, she told her sister, Jackie, but she went to France with her husband at the time. She has a lot of consultants and that has helped her - so much that she decided to study again to become such a person. "" And her parents - you said they could not help? "" What help? "Jenny laughed sarcastically. "They react wildly when they realize what you're going to do." "But why? You do not have any faults and the kid is completely innocent. "" Well, they did not think so well. They are afraid to hear rumors about how the baby was born and that could be a shame - I suppose they worried for themselves rather than for her. My parents simply can not cope with it, "she continued. So they do not want a living witness to what happened. Her parents forced her not to give birth to the baby - although they were very religious, "she said with a little contempt. "Your mother said you would not be able to overcome it if you gave birth to a baby. But I believe that is the only way to survive. Her parents did not see Grace until she was nearly two years old, and only because of the pressure from her sister they met. Part of you will never forgive them for that. Just as you will never forgive him. "" How long did he stay in prison? "" Eight years. It weighs because he has tricked you and threatened to use force - even though the police did not find it