I don't know what it's like to be a victim of domestic violence. I've never even had a man raise his voice at me except for my father & I'm in my forties. I couldn't imagine.

I was transferred to this clinic and really didn't care for some of the staff. One in particular irked me & I irked her. We never had words, just a feeling. I later found out we were both just alpha females. Anyway. we weren't friends at the time but one night she & I were the

last two people in late clinic besides doctor. She had been arguing with her husband all day long by phone & I noticed her husband parked out in the parking lot next to her car. She seemed frightened & nervous all day. One of her friends (another coworker) let it slip that her

husband was a pretty violent guy. She even told this coworker your husband is outside waiting for you but "I'll see you later". I was shocked that a friend would leave another friend like this. So we were by ourselves with a male doctor. Her terror at leaving for the night

with us alarmed me. So I finally asked her what was wrong and if I could help her. Mind you, we didn't like each other. She told me she was afraid to go to her car because she was sure she'd be attacked. In my mind I'm like "Hell naw! Not on my watch!" I told her if she had a

place I could take her I had a place to get her to safety. She wanted me to take her to her Mom's house. I actually knew her Mom. Thing is, I had to walk past her husband's car to get to mine in the parking lot. I had met this man once before through this coworker & he liked me

So my plan was to get to my car, pull around to the back of the clinic, have her get in my backseat which had tinted windows and cover herself with a comforter I always kept in my backseat for my nieces & nephew. I would drive past her husband to safety. That's what I did.

I got her to her loved one, and her husband sat in the parking lot for a couple of hours before he realized what happened. We've been friends for 10 years now and she's happily married to someone much better. That's one thing about me, I don't let my personal dislike for people

get in the way of what's right or fair. We didn't like each other before this but she was a woman just like me. She was someone's daughter, mother, sister & I wasn't about to leave another human being in danger. I have nieces & I would want someone to do the same for them.

I love to sleep so my conscience has to be clear. I would not be able to live with myself had I left her like that & she winded up a news story. Anyway her then hubby sent me veiled threat after the fact. I'll just say this, he no longer lives in my city.