Brandy
When we got to the house, Nate took me straight to his room where he ran a warm bath for me. I sat numbly in the water, laying down in the tub, my head resting on the porcelain edge. I was laying on my good side. Where the perp hit me was swelling and sore.
I saw Nate’s mouth move as he spoke to me, but the ringing in my ears was too loud. And I was just too tired. My body and mind were shutting down, wanting nothing more than sleep.
I knew I was safe with Nate here.
I knew he wouldn’t let anything else bad happen to me.
The darkness came on slowly. Before I knew it, I was gone.
I don’t know what time it was when I woke up, but I was no longer in the tub. I was dressed and laying in bed, pressed up against a body. I recognized the room as Nate’s.
One of my eyes was swollen sh
