Say It Hurts

After dinner, Hazel helped Eddie take a bath as usual. She then handed him a storybook to read by himself while she took a bath.

When she undressed, she looked at the mirror to see a large bruise on her rear flank. It hurt from the slightest movement, but she gritted her teeth and finished her bath. She changed into her pajamas, then took a tube of ointment from the first-aid kit.

She stood before