CHAPTER 9
CARMEN
Carmen sprinkled some cold water on her wrists. She was far too wound up and it was becoming increasingly warm inside. After drying her hands, she placed them on her neck. Looking into the mirror, she saw a woman she hadn’t seen in a long time: one with blushes on her cheeks, and in desperate need of some cooling down.
Admit it. Sy’s getting to you.
Dammit, if that weren’t true. Her eyes passed over the bathroom as if someone was going to hear her thoughts. Which was ridiculous because the bathroom was empty.
She didn’t know what it was about him, but he no longer scared her. Perhaps it was because if he’d wanted to hurt her, he would have done so already. Then again, some people showed their true colors when you least expected it.
A nasty memory popped up in her hea
