Unexpected Tenderness

Nadia was sitting silently leaning across the trunk of the tree as she gazed at the pond.

The wound on her stomach throbbed as well as her face. The kick was harsh, her cheek was all swollen and bruised but she could care less. She could always numb the pain by not thinking about it.

Nadia could heal her wounds but she didn't want to. With pain comes alleviation. Playing with the pebbles she threw