Chapter 19

I can't imagine myself being seen in the mirror while staring at the bruises on my body that still do not heal. Bruises that are still visible to look at. The black bruise around my right eye still does not heal because of Vench's mistreatment of me. He hurt me so much!

I did not expect the day to continue, the day Vench had been waiting for the most when he would see me walking to church to where he was standing. Ngunit bago pa man ito mangyari ay may iniwan na siyang mga pasa sa buong katawan ko.

"Ma'am, let's start?" the make-up artist approached me. Itinagilid ko lamang ang tingin ko ng kaunti para masilayan siya.

"Can you thicken the make-up so as not to notice my bruises?" Pinagmasdan niya ako sa harap ng salamin at inilibot ito ang paningin sa mga pasa ko sa katawan.

"Yes, Ma'am," she said softly.

As I stared at her face, she seemed to feel sorry for me because I was probably the ugliest brid