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There have been three instances in my life where I have felt like I was going to be abducted.

I am a woman, and I am currently 23 years old. I am also on

the petite side standing at a whopping 5-3 and weighing around 115 pounds. Because of this,

I typically wear heels or platform boots so that I can appear taller than I actually am. This story

happened this spring while at a second-hand store.

I was looking to find a good side table-styled cabinet,

and my boyfriend came with me because I have already been nearly abducted twice in my life.

And I suffer from C-PTSD, in part because of that,

so I am not really able to go out in public by myself unless I am with someone, going to class, or going to work. Lucky for me, my boyfriend is

6'3, lean, but muscular, has a very deep, intimidating voice, and has absolutely no issues with taking physical action

if I needed that kind of defense. So it's nice basically having my own caring, personal bodyguard.

For context, the area I live in is bad for trafficking. I live in northern Wisconsin, but close to Minneapolis.

The I-94 runs basically straight to Minneapolis from the Dells.

I grew up near that area, and I know full well that the Dells has bad trafficking issues, too,

because of the high levels of tourism in the area.

Plus, Baraboo, the next town over from the Dells,

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