Chapter Forty - Two : His rights

Alissa took a 10 minutes’ hot shower. Making sure to scrub every part of her body, hoping to be squeaky clean like cartoons characters, as if that was going to happen. Her facial expression was somber the whole time as she stares at herself in the mirror.

Her hair was in a messy bun and her face was blushing red due to the heat of the hot water. It was the hottest she had ever used in her life. Somehow, the searing pain from the rainwater didn’t bother her. She felt numb, thus none of the stinging droplets affects her. She has already been through enough that her mind had shut down all the pain receptors in her body. It was the only merciful thing that has been kindly gifted to her by her own body that has gone through a traumatic experience and hopefully, sex with Daniel won’t incur the second one.

She was still in the bathroom, drying herself and repeatedly drying her eyes seeing tears won't stop falling despite her not having any reaction whatsoever. Alissa’s face was void of any