The Breaking Point

"Why didn't you say anything if you were here all along? You scared me, coming out so suddenly!" Nina smiled shyly, then dragged the blushing Natalie with her and left.

Once they left, Audrey finally trudged toward the washbasin with her legs which felt like lead.

She washed her face, and when she looked up at her reflection in the mirror, she realized that her eyes had unknowingly reddened.

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