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I lay on the cold metal gurney and waited. His semen dried, and so did my tears. Jack hadn’t moved from his spot in the corner. The two wardens came in and unstrapped my arms and legs. They dressed me and then took me back to my cell. Jack left me alone, which was probably a good thing. It gave me time. Time for what, I wasn’t sure. I watched the shadows grow longer on the floor, and then there was darkness. I sat alone in the dark. It was strangely comforting.
I told myself that it had all been another one of my hallucinations, but the pain between my legs was real enough. I didn’t know what to feel. There was a huge knot where my stomach was supposed to be. I knew I should have some feelings about what happened, but all I felt was numb. Tired and numb.
Someone howled. The zoo seeme
