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Chapter 32 | Kiss daddy goodbye

Running through the gym, past the men on benches and those boxing against the bags. My legs moving as fastly as they can, my body shutting out the pain in the right side of my body, tears streaming down my face, blurrying my vision times and times again.

Reaching the stairway, for a sheer moment my eyes take in Laura leaning against the wall, but my body has no intention of stopping.

I run past her, rising up the stairs. I just want to return to my room and crawl under the covers. Go see him to ask permission to leave my room was, by far, the dumbest idea I had in a while. I really shouldn't have come down there. Things he said to me, his choking and the way he treated me... like his whore.

"Cali?" I hear Laura's voice behind "Cali, what happened?"

Running up another stairway I am completely out of breath, but still I won't stop until I get into my room, slamming the doors shut and stay there. I just hope I won't see him anytime soon.

Running through the hallway I am most glad as after a few more minutes I finally reach the doors of my room. Without hesitation I push on the knob, entering it.

Turning around before agressively rubbing my palm through my eyes to wipe off the tears in order to sharpen my vision again, I am about to shut the white doors as Laura pops up behind them, entering my room as well.

Taking deep breaths she leans her arms on her knees, trying to calm down her breathing and I finally close the doors.

"I-I'm sorry I just ran off" I apologize as my throat ushers out another sob and I try my best to dry my wet cheeks with my palms "I'm not really having the best day of my life"

Hearing her hasty breathing for a few more seconds before she responds "it's okay, I just wanted to know what happened down there. Why are you crying?" Asking between breaths.

Keeping quiet as I honestly don't know what to say. I can't find my answer. A lot has happened down there... and I don't want to think about any of it.

"Hey" her soft voice pulling me back. My eyes flickering back up I see her standing before me, her hands gently rub my shoulders, giving me comfort "he did that?" her sooting voice says as her eyes give me a symphatetic look, showing on my neck that has to have a few bruises from his grip "was he that mad for you leaving your room?" trying to understand what happened.

Memory of his forceful grip crawls back into my mind and for a moment I start reliving what occured downstairs.

Shutting my eyes I quickly push those thoughts away. "I-uhm, I don't want to talk about it right now" I tell her.

She nods, giving me another comforting look "we don't have to leave your room" she tells me, her tone trying to make me feel better "we can have a good time in here as well. I can go to get some nail polish and we can get our nails done" she suggest then slightly jumps like she remembered something else as well "and I have some face masks that we can put on, you know, have a girls day"

Her idea is really not bad at all, some other time I'd love to do those things. But not right now. Not today.

"I really appreaciate it that you want to put me in better mood and I love the idea, but I don't feel like doing it today. I just-- need to be alone for a while. I guess I'll just take a shower then go to sleep. Perhaps tomorrow?" asking at last.

She slightly smiles and nods like she gets it "sure, I'll come by before my shift tomorrow and let you be alone right now, if you want to."

"Thanks" I force a smile, slowls stomping towards the bathroom I hear her opening the doors behind me, leaving my room.