12: Ticking timebomb Sitting in the bathroom and staring at her reflection in the private stall was a luxury she could not afford, but still, she could not will herself to go out there, out there to him. Why was this happening to her? Marlene had gone through so many emotions in a few minutes, she had almost reached a state of numb, the only thing that remimaimed was her strange sense of humour. She laughed as she remembered how shameless he even was. It sounded self-centered but she was certain that the only reason he called the meeting was to make her aware, because not only was he in there for less than two minutes without saying much, he kept his eyes on her the whole time as he spoke, as if things could not get any worse. Her eyes looked down to her wrist watch and she sighed

