Chapter 22: The Strangers Touch

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Ed’s POV

(Flashback continued)

I pushed the stranger’s body away from me. Just for a split second it felt nice to have contact with another human, but as the time passed all I could see was Annie lying so still and pale in the hospital bed. The blonde haired girl stared at me before saying “Just a bit of fun” She said her smile spreading across her face. “I’m sorry” I stammered stammering away from her. I staggered out of the room, falling over as I walked. I climbed to the top floor and into the room where I was staying the night. There was a tap in the corner and I turned it on, drenching a towel and wiping it over my body. I scrubbed at my skin but it did nothing to rid the feeling of dirt from my body.

I locked the bedroom door before taking off my clothes and continued to scrub at my skin. I scrubbed until my skin was red raw and stung all over. I slide into my bed but the touch of the blanket reminded me of the strangers touch. Tears began cascading down my cheeks. There was a floor length mirror and I stood staring at the scum looking back at me. Self hatred flooded through my body. It mixed with the alcohol in my system and seemed to turn into poison in me. I began seeing red in the corner of my vision. I felt my hand clawing at my cheeks and lips, trying to rid the feeling of this woman’s touch from me. As I stared down at my hand I saw trails of blood down my hands. I fell to the bed once more, this time the darkness that I felt inside me seemed to blanket over me and I fell into the dark abyss of unconsciousness. 

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