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that she is. I feel like a jealous brat and mentally kick
myself. When I see tears forming in her deep, green eyes, I automatically start
to stand up, but she beats me to it and begins to pace again. There’s something
eating her up inside and all I can do is sit patiently and wait. I think about
how Selene has always told me that her trust is not a gift that is easily given
and I know that whatever is going on inside her mind is part of the reason why.
                “Rayne, in my culture, you
honor your parents and their wishes above your own. My father wanted our
bloodline to be assured; there was no other alternative for him. Sergio
kidnapped me as I was walking home from the market one night. He tied me up,
drugged me, screamed in my face, spat on me and called me a whore. Then, then
he raped me. For three days he raped me.” By this time, Selene’s words have
become sobs and I am so stunned that it seems that my body has been paralyzed.
                Sickness was on the verge
of taking over after what I had witnessed with my father, but this, this is
just too much. Breaking out of my stupor, I sprint for the restroom and barely
lift the toilet seat up in time to empty all my stomach’s contents as well as
dry heave for minutes still. When I finally finish, the anger comes as well as
sadness that I never was there when that man hurt and defiled the woman that I
am falling hopelessly in love with more every day.
                As I study myself in the
mirror and reach in the drawer to find my extra toothbrush to scrub away the
taste of bile, I see a reflection looking back at me that I hardly recognize.
There is borderline hatred in my eyes and I’m so horrified of what I see that I
quickly rinse my face, and then leave the mirror behind. I feel as though that
reflection is still standing there, staring me down as I walk away.
                I now understand what my
dad has done tonight, even if I don’t yet condone it. His business, his
possessions, his family is everything to him, and to protect that, he will do
the unthinkable. A few seconds ago, I had become my daddy, obsessed with
revenge on a man I had never met over something that he had done years ago
before I met Selene. I can’t fathom what I would attempt to do if this had been
something that had happened to her when I’d been a part of her life. Fuck! I
want to call in a few favors right now and have Sergio dealt with.
                I walk back in the living
room where Selene is still standing, but no longer pacing. Her eyes are red and
puffy yearning for comfort, and yet, I still can’t bring myself to touch her.
Not from disgust, but right now, she just seems so fragile as if she would
break from the slightest touch. I want to apologize for Sergio’s actions, to
tell her that I will never allow anyone to break her down again, but before I
say another word, she begins again.
                “And you know what the
most fucked up thing about the whole situation was? Not that I had to save
myself, or that I had to have major surgery because of the damage he did inside
of me. That I almost lost my chance to ever have kids. The most fucked up part
of the whole thing is that my father told him to do it.”
                I nearly fall to the floor
this time, but somehow, I manage to make it to Selene’s side, pull her down to
the floor with me and cry with her for what seems like eternity. My soul is
reeling and both of our shirts are covered in tears and snot. I don’t care, all
I want to do is make all of her pain go away, erase her past and free her of
the prison of lies and distrust.
                I make a vow to myself
silently that I will protect Selene, my Selene and get her any help that she
could ever need. “Is that why you left?” I whisper.
                “Among other things, yes.
But right now, that is all you need to know.” Selene’s voice is