Chapter 13 / Part 3

Chapter 13 / Part 3

I'm about to speak again, to ask for more explanations, but Erdem decides to make an appearance, clearing his throat and watching Habbab in the rearview mirror. We are both sitting in the back of the car.

"We're not going to talk about this right now. Shut up for the rest of the way."

I sigh, annoyed, then lay my head back on the seat and make the mistake of falling asleep. I have no idea how much time has passed, I wake up because the car stops, and we are in front of a huge house, a bit rural, already far away from any civilization... Wonderful, what I was missing, another inhospitable destination where Habbab can rape me again, fantastic.

"Melek has fallen asleep, I'll take her down myself." I hear him say, he hasn't noticed I've woken up. Maybe it's silly of me, but I let him carry me out of the car and into the house pretending I'm still asleep. For a few seconds, I long for the protection his arms give me.

"Habbab, I think you should take her to a hospital, s