horror with her hands co

taring at me

e her, naked and vulnerable at the mome

uld do, I waited to see that look of disgust on h

out in a sob, and I stare at

to me wrapping her arms around me

the physical contact between us,

tell me what happened. I'm going to wait for you to feel safe aroun

sked now, I don't

emale right?" I ask her still standing t

releases me cleaning th

I don't know how to act around her yet. Would she hit me

you filled up with food quickly." She says cheerfully

eaned up first an

s me in, trying to underst

you wash?" She asks wh

eye, not replyin

ut her touching me and

hing me because of Daniel, I absolute

me." She smiles at me about

I needed to tel

e and she stops midway ou

confused about w

saw," I say. She looks confused fo

ses before leaving the bathroom

the bathtub finding t

eally free from that man? After eleven y

. I real

heart-wrenching cry, my tears streaming

ried for all the times I wasn't allowed to cry,

n't one of my dreams where I finally escaped. I prayed I wouldn't wake

kin. I scrubbed so hard my skin turned pink and was stinging, hopi

I watched as the blo

asks from the door and I gasp in shock, co

e in. How long has sh

stood by the door waiting for me t

ere." She raises her

at my reflection through the

attered on my face, t

stood out more to me, the red and blue

atalie asks making me t

tub with my back to her, h

ff moving but I don't turn back to look at her. She placed the bottle

my skin and I imm

ting the urge to take the sponge a

grabs the showerhead, and wet my hair. I bite my tongue when her han

the urge to throw her hands away, she final

the bathtub, another t

thes might be a bit large on you." She says b

en I wore clothes

to show off my body

out much thought, I throw them on without bothering

atalie asks, looking at

my reflection completely diffe

the door and I jumped,

pity, before her atte

certain I told no

r, Natalie."

as my heartbeat incre

y was h

her name knocking on

atalie walks to the

he asked him, staring

g on me. He gulps as he looks m

" Natalie says but he doesn'

me that way? Does he

at am I ev

wkwardly, feeling

t to eat her?" Natalie asks,

turns around banging on

was