She didn’t promise Daniel would go to prison or that anyone could undo yesterday.

She asked questions, wrote down my answers, and told me how to obtain a copy of the report.

She also encouraged me to have the injury examined and to discuss a protective order with a lawyer or victim advocate if I feared another attack.

“Do you want emergency medical attention?” she asked.

“I can breathe.

Not comfortably, but I can.”

“Then let’s not guess about your lungs.