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Courageous

Author: Christabelradiance
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Monte escorted me back to the men’s washroom. I had noticed him slightly wincing as he peered at my face when I had first walked out of the room. I wondered if I would be able to use his humanity, to my advantage.

One of the stalls had been converted into a shower. While Monte stood on the other side of the stall, I got undressed and hung my clothes over the door. I turned on the water, as hot as it would go, and stood under a lukewarm shower.

In less than a minute, the water started getting very hot. When I turned around, I saw a gray skimpy dress hanging next to the dirty clothes that I had thrown over the door. I grumbled, grabbed my dirty clothes, and put them back on.

Monte chuckled when I walked out. "You like dirty clothes better, huh?" I ignored him and stood by the sink.

A knock on the door brought one of the guards into the washroom. He handed a bag of ice to Monte and Monte handed it to me.

"It’ll make the swelling go
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