Alice, in her robe, looked at her face in the bathroom mirror. The cheek Toby had slapped was covered in small ugly blisters. She stared at herself in horror. How could it have gone like this? There was no bruising, no cut or infection. She"d never seen anything like it. It was more like the result of a burn, but there had been no fire! How long would it take to heal?
She dabbed on calendula cream, but the cream made her cheek smart even more. Gritting her teeth, she tried to wipe it off and she managed to remove most of it. She bathed her cheek with cold water and that was soothing, but the effect only lasted for a few moments. If the calendula cream was a failure, she wouldn"t be able to wear any make-up at all.
She stared in despair at her image in the mirror.
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