Chap 42: Harsh truth

I saw Steven's face go white. He slowly picked up the document, staring at it as if he was hesitating whether to read it. My heart began to beat fast; my heart rate became irregular. This feeling I seem to have experienced.

I remember when I went to find my mother at Charles's casino. The men there looked at me with the wild gaze of a wolf. Kirk was the one who made fun of me, and the others started teasing me. At that time, they were going to rape a 16-year-old me. I cried out in terror and helplessness at their hideous laughter. Thinking I would die there, I seemed to pass out from the panic. But a little luck smiled on me; a woman saved me. I'm sure it wasn't my mother. She was like a savior, a guardian angel of mine, who saved me from that disgusting place. To save me, she injured her shoulder. To this day, I still don't know her face. Because at that time, everything in front of my eyes was blurry. When I woke up, I was in the hospital, and I hadn't seen her since to say thank yo