PRETEND PRINCESS
She whimpered, nuzzling at my leg, trying to lift my spirits, those black shiny eyes full of the purest kind of love.
I clenched a smile. "Hey, baby."
I bent down to pick her up, burying my face in her warm fur.
But even she couldn't fix this.
My body was clean now, but I still felt filthy.
Violated. Exposed. Humiliated.
I didn't even have the energy to call Lily.
Couldn't bear to look at her worried face or listen to her try to make a joke of it.
I was too humiliated.
The kind that seeps into your marrow.