“Do you want me to help you block his number on your phone tonight?” Monica asked.

“No,” I said.

“I’m leaving his number unblocked.”

“Iris, he spent two weeks threatening to call the police on you,” she said.

“I don’t need to fight him to be free of him,” I said.

“His voice doesn’t carry across state lines unless I choose to listen to it.”

Monica looked at me for three seconds without saying anything.

She put her glasses back on and gave me a short, warm nod.