I hung up, my heart racing, and grabbed my jacket off the rack, pulling it on. The girls looked up from the couch, their faces shifting to concern.
"What's wrong?" Kim asked, stepping closer, her brown hair falling into her eyes.
"Everything okay?" Jasmine added, sitting up.
"Richard's outside Mendy's place," I said, zipping my jacket. "Staring at her house, smoking, creeping her out. Penelope called. Cops didn't do shit. I gotta go deal with him."
"Fuck, that guy's unhinged," Tessa said, her eyes wide. "Be careful, Evan."
"Yeah, watch yourself," Jasmine said, her voice serious. "Don't let him pull anything."
"Yeah. I won't…"
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The street was quiet, the morning sun harsh, glinting off cracked pavement as I rounded the corner, my phone's GPS guiding me to Mendy's place.
