FIA (A few hours ago)
The omega nodded and slipped out of the bathroom. I heard her footsteps retreat toward the door. Then silence.
I peeled off my clothes slowly. Each movement pulled at muscles that felt like they'd been wrung out and hung to dry. The fabric stuck to my skin in places. When I finally got everything off, I looked at some of the bloodstains on my body.
It needed to come off so I got in the water.
The heat hit me like a wall. I sucked in a breath through my teeth and kept going. Lowered myself inch by inch until I was sitting. The water came up to my chest. Steam rose around me in lazy curls.
I leaned back against the tub and closed my eyes.
The heat worked its way into my muscles. Loosened them. Made the ache recede to something manageable. I stayed like that for a while. Just breathing. Just letting the water do its work.
When I opened my eyes again, I noticed something.
The water had turned pink.
