Chapter 42. The Bully

Lia's deep-seated pain resurfaced as she confessed her secrets. All the horrendous experiences she had gone through made her stomach churn in abhorrence whenever she remembered them. 

For more than six years, she tried to escape from her nightmares, but she couldn't. All she could do was hide and bury all her feelings along with bad memories. Perhaps this was how Camilla felt back then... 

They had gone through the same experience. They had both been stripped of their dignity. The only difference was the other had died, and the other continued living despite being dead on the inside. 

For Lia, who was still living, it was better off if she was dead. Living with those traumatic experiences made her go crazy with each passing time. It was as if her entire being was being crushed repeatedly. 

She gnashed her teeth and spoke with a bit of difficulty, "I... I was raped by that bastard! That monster, Juanito! I hate myself... I'm already dirty..