Realization

Elara POV

The tub looks so inviting. I eagerly strip off my clothes, wincing at the pain, and start the water. All I can think about is that the water will help with the pain, and now that nobody is in my room, I begin to scrub the makeup off my face, wanting to see how bad I look beneath it all. My bruises have faded. They aren’t gone completely but they aren’t as dark as they were when I first a