~ Leah ~The bathwater was still warm, but my face felt hot.After Gab closed the door, I sat still in the tub, slowly touching my lips with my fingers.Did that really just happen?I closed my eyes, my heart beating fast. In my twenty years, no one had ever kissed me before. This was my first kiss. No one had ever treated me with such gentle care, as if I were something precious instead of a burden.I rested my head against the edge of the tub and let out a soft sigh, still trying to understand what had just happened."Get it together, Leah," I whispered to myself, splashing a bit of water onto my burning cheeks. "You're acting like a teenager."I quickly finished bathing, taking extra care not to get the bandages on my left shoulder wet. Stepping out onto the soft bathmat, I wrapped a fluffy towel around my body and dried off.When I opened the door and stepped back into the bedroom, I stopped.The room looked completely different. The blood-stained sheets were gone, replaced with f
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