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Chapter seventeen

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Raymond just finished taking a shower and laid on the bed to finally close his eyes when he heard a heart wrenching scream, he jumped up from the bed immediately and rushed out through the door. He threw opened Felicity's room door but he couldn't see her in the room "Felicity?" He called but all he could hear where silent sobs coming from the bathroom, he walked over in quick strides and threw open the door, Felicity looked up then and their eyes met, there were tears in her eyes and he felt his heart ache "what is it?"

"Hot, it's too hot" she replied while shaking in tears.

Raymond looked at the hot tap and sighed "it's okay, just turn off the tap."

"I don't know which one and everywhere is slippery, can you help me? I feel like my body is going to peel from the hotness."

Raymond pinched the bridge of his nose "fine" he saw all the water and foams on the floor and knew he had to walk carefully, he got to the tap and leaned forward to turn on the tap but his sli
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