I felt angry. I felt rage. Endless waves passed over me as she sat, head bowed and silent. For the first time in my life, I wanted vengeance. But for now, I just looked speechlessly at the bruised, abused and broken woman huddled on my couch wearing my fleece. One thing for sure, I felt protective of her.
Shaking off my short dive into mental hell, I needed to do something, albeit small to show her a little kindness. If Maisy had left any articles of clothing behind, I’d have given them to her, but she had erased any evidence of our cohabitation when she snuck out. Being at a loss temporarily, it seemed reasonable at this point to fix the immediate problem at hand.
“I’ll just run down to the store and pick you up a few things to wear.” I said looking at her.