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ZIMKITHA SIBEKO

The moment he said my name, my entire body went cold ,then hot then confused in a way I couldn't even explain. I stumbled out of the car like someone trying to remember how to use their own legs. The door shut behind me with a deep, controlled thud that felt like it echoed straight into my chest.

I should've run. I should've screamed. I should've been angry that he grabbed me, spoke to me like that, looked at me like I was… his.

But instead…