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ELEANOR

My hands still trembled out of fear, and I gulped. I couldn't erase the bloody picture of my boss Henry lying on the floor, completely drained of blood.

I was in the bathroom, staring at my bloodstained face through the mirror. Eyes swollen with tears, and my makeup looked smudged from all that crying.

I grasped the bathroom sink, letting the cold seep through my skin as I closed my eyes, trying to understand, trying to convince myself I didn't do anything wrong.

Prying my eyes open, I slowly lift my shaking hands close to my face. Suddenly, pictures of me pointing my hand towards Henry flashed continuously inside my mind. I envisioned myself clenching my hand into fist at the same time he started choking, until his weight dragged him to the cold floor where he soon laid lifeless.

'He was going to rape you.' A voice whispered and it felt as though someone ushered the words to my ear.

I whirled my head instinctively behind me, frowning when I see no one standing there gawking