INTERTWINED PERFECTION {Currently Editing}

CHAPTER 4

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Skipping rope, Rufi cursed her rapist, Henry, and everyone who had ever hurt her. She was only one word away from cursing the world at large.

Henry had caused her nightmares to return, he brought back old memories, humiliated her and she was not prepared to forgive him.
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How Rufi found her way back into Hen's bar she had no explanation for, but here she was boiling meat in the kitchen she had sworn never to return to. If anybody had forced her or talked her into coming back she couldn't remember.

"So you realised you have to come back" Henry said joining her in the kitchen.

"Only because i have no other choice"

"Then you've got to stay on my terms"

"Don't come near me Henry!" She threatened "Not if you value your life"

Finding her threat amusing he laughed "What could you possibly do 'ma petite' "

Just two steps and it earned him hot water down his face.

Henry was not expecting it. He screamed in surprise and pain, someone new in the bar came to his aid, that person also called the police.
Rufi stood frozen as the fallout of her action became obvious.

"You are under arrest" the police said.

"What!" She gasped in horror "No! I was only trying to defend myself, he was going to hurt me "

Oh no! I'll go to jail, I'll die in the hands of some Monster!

"No!" She screamed.

"Rufi, wake up!" Maria shook her awake.

Opening her eyes to the dark room she realised she was having a nightmare. Again.

"They were going to put me in jail" she panted.

"It's ok" Maria soothed her.

Maria continued stroking her until she fell back asleep.
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"I spoke with Henry and he's really sorry about what happened" Victor told Maria as they ate lunch during her break at work.

"What did you tell him exactly?"

"That he should stay away from Rufi, she has more than her share of misfortunes already he needn't add more"

"I don't think I want Rufi there anymore" Maria stroke his sleeve affectionately."You know she's been having nightmares since then"

"No worries! I told him if he wanted her back then he'll have to respect her and he agreed"

"I'll tell her when I get home, but its still her decision to make"

"Sure"
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"You've got to sign this" Maria told Henry extending the sheet to him.

"What for" he eyed it suspiciously.

"Here, go through it"

Reading through the sheet understanding downed on him. When he said he was sorry he meant it, but he understood them, no one just understood him, still if signing this will put their minds to rest so be it.
"Where do I sign?"

"Here" Victor showed him where to sign at the end of the page.

"so-o" Henry cleared his throat and faced Rufi awkwardly
"Rufiina, I'm very sorry about what happened, I promise it would not happen again."

Rufi noded in responds.

"She'll resume on Monday" Victor informed him "Do you have a problem with that?"