Innocence Lost

She opened her mouth to show her she couldn’t explain. Her tongue had been cut out.

“Very well I will help was it the General? Did he do this to you?”

She nodded her head ‘yes’.

“Did he do this because of me?” She asked.

Alexi looked even more sad and shook her head ‘yes’.

“Oh my god. I’m so sorry. I did-” Alexi put her hand up, signaling Flossina to stop from blaming herself. 

The poor girl’s innocence was lost and the beauty she had once seen seemed gone. All was left was a meek, hollow shell.

“He cut your hair to taunt me and to humiliate you. H