Two weeks had passed by, and her bruises finally faded. She was glad they did. Staring at them every day was a bitter and gruesome reminder of what had happened that day, and a reminder of what had happened afterwards. She tried, but she couldn't get that moment with Mr. Ryker out of her head.
He told her to take a week off, and she did. She needed some time to organize herself. To fully recuperate from the shock of that day. And shocking it was.
She didn't tell anyone the truth about what had happened. The story everyone knew was that she was attacked by a robber, including Brie. Leon and Rodolfo made a big fuss about the whole ordeal, even made her laugh a little. Carmen expressed her concern and constantly dropped by to see how she was doing, but she was fine. She was more than fine
