The Stranger Beside Me
“I would have thought most men would have despised a woman who had done that to them, but Ted talked of the wonderful times they had had together while he was home during Christmas, their closeness-even though they were constantly followed by police.
It was too mystifying for me to even question him about; it was something I would have to ponder on. I nodded agreement when he asked me to look after Meg, to see that she had someone to talk to. "She's shy. You call her, will you? Talk to her." Ted... was still confident. It seemed as though the trial in Salt Lake City'was more of a challenge than a threat; he was like an athlete about to enter the Olympics. He would show them.
At one point during that long afternoon, I got up to go to the ladies' room, walked past tables full of half-drunk soldiers, past a couple of dozen people who hadn't seemed to recognize Ted as the infamous Ted Bundy. As I walked back to our table, suddenly someone was behind me, his hands lightly gripping my waist. I jumped, and then I heard a laugh.MoreLess
It was too mystifying for me to even question him about; it was something I would have to ponder on. I nodded agreement when he asked me to look after Meg, to see that she had someone to talk to. "She's shy. You call her, will you? Talk to her." Ted... was still confident. It seemed as though the trial in Salt Lake City'was more of a challenge than a threat; he was like an athlete about to enter the Olympics. He would show them.
At one point during that long afternoon, I got up to go to the ladies' room, walked past tables full of half-drunk soldiers, past a couple of dozen people who hadn't seemed to recognize Ted as the infamous Ted Bundy. As I walked back to our table, suddenly someone was behind me, his hands lightly gripping my waist. I jumped, and then I heard a laugh.MoreLess
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