As I continue to rotate under the soothing warm water and caress my body, I plan how I will deal with this attacker. I rehearse my response in my mind. I will challenge him verbally. Argue with him. Refuse to accept his right to behave as he is. Try to make him explain why he had chosen me. I will not just give in to his physical power. I will fight back. If he overpowers me, he will have the bruises and the pain to pay for it. With my mind prepared and my body alert, I am better prepared to meet the challenge that this will present to me. But what if he doesn't come? Suppose that he is put off by the locks and latches? Well I have an answer for that. As soon as I am out of this shower, I intend to leave my bedroom window ajar, giving him the chance to come in. Although that will give him the chance, it gives me one too, because I know the direction he will come from. I can be prepared for him, lying in wait. Confident in body and mind, I step out of the shower and reach for a towel.