C159 Identity Shift

"What kind of trouble are you in?" Bob asked, urging Nicole to continue.

Nicole wrung her hands, preparing herself to drop the story she had carefully crafted. She told Sharon about losing her job and apartment. About the abusive boyfriend who had put her in the hospital. How she had no family or friends to turn to.

"My boyfriend, he's been beating me," she said, tears swelling up in her eyes