Carmen recuperated her main strap from its concealing spot and tucked it under all that she had proactively placed in her short-term pack, which was full. She needed more than one night before confronting Robert again. Not because she was humiliated, embarrassed or terrified of what they did. She feared how she would act when they discussed their rash way of behaving.

She had some awareness of the outcomes of the path she had taken, it was past the point of no return. She had previously done countless terrible things. Some of them weren't her decision, yet she had begun the thing with Erica. She had delighted in it, let...