ANEIRA
On my last attempt to free myself from Rafael and regain the little dignity and worth he had stripped from me, I waited in his bedroom while he was in the shower, and took off the clothes I was wearing.
It was after 9 at night, and Brian was told to stop inspecting me, so I sneaked out of my room and came to Rafael's room.
He didn't know I'll wait for him when he came out. I hoped he would see my nakedness and do what he may with it and give me back the freedom he had stripped from me for two weeks after my father's death.
It was clear he wouldn't let me go until I had surrendered the little pride he had left me with. He held my life and my very soul in the palm of his hand, and I wanted to make him think it was true until I had learned to run.
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