- 6.
A wave of helplessness and fury washed over
- me.
I couldn’t believe how cruel he was.
I had to fight him off myself, screaming for
the waiters to help.
But no one moved.
They all seemed scared of the bald guy.
Г
I managed to free a hand and slapped him
across the face.
“Get lost!”
“Or I’m calling the cops!”
That slap just made him angrier.
He grabbed my dress and started dragging
me towards the door.
I struggled wildly, and the fabric ripped, leaving me in just my bra.
Shame, hot and suffocating, washed over me.
I clutched my chest, looking desperately at
Declan.
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But he remained cold, indifferent, like he
didn’t even know me.
The bald man grabbed my pants next,
dragged me outside, and kicked me hard in the stomach.
Then he ripped my pants off, leaving me in my underwear.
People were standing around, taking pictures with their phones.
I hugged myself, sobbing.
“No, don’t take pictures!”
“Can someone please call the police? Help
me!”
Г
Just then, Declan came out.
He glanced at me. Noelle, looking concerned, said, “Shouldn’t we help her, Declan?”
“No need. She’s nothing to me anymore.”
His words, carried on the cold wind, pierced through me.
All the fight went out of me. I lay there on the
ground.
Let them film me. Let them stare.
In the end, no one helped. I had to call the
police myself.
When the cops arrived and saw me, nearly
naked. thev looked shocked
<
I was shocked too.
In this day and age, how could someone be publicly stripped and assaulted with no one even bothering to call for help?
As they led me away, I turned to the crowd
and said, “You’re all cowards.”
Their eyes darted away. No one said a word.
