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12|Like A Painting In Motion

Author: Val Sims
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-20 12:20:22

"What the hell?" Andrei raced upstairs, shock and horror plastered on his face as he gawked at a half-naked Holly sprawled on his bed.

"Holy Christ, what possessed her to do this?" Helga whispered, her horror palpable.

Horrified by the scene before his eyes and unable to move, Andrei replied, "I don't know. But you are never to speak of this, do you hear me? Not a word to anyone, Helga!"

"Yes, sir, I understand!" Helga nodded her dark head emphatically.

"Now, get me a first aid kit," he said.

"Of course," she said, dashing out of the room.

"Heavens!" Andrei swallowed hard, fighting off the tide of emotions sweeping over him.

There were rumours throughout high school and university that Holly self-harmed when she couldn't cope with the pressure of dance school. But since the words 'pressure' and 'Holly Anderson' didn't go together in the same sentence, Andrei never paid much attention to the stories. Now, as he changed her into one of his old shirts, he wished he had. Maybe her
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