I cried out in agony. Melissa's hands were right around me, trying to figure out the remedy for the sudden affliction. But neither of us could do much about it.
'The only miracle I believe is the one sent by God!' I screamed at the voice. 'If He has given me the ability to see the future, it is because He wills it and wants me to do a task. And I shall gladly do it with honour.'
It subsided immediately. If a punishment hurt like this, I wondered how much the girl beside me endured. Her weight was healthy since she came from a middle-class family. But the red scars and purple bruises spoke more than a thousand words. She might have broken the bones of her forearm or spinal cord if she had to handle such a torment.
I didn't approach her with that question again. The last thing she would want is a mental disorder from seeing those horrifying scenes. It would be better if she forgot all of them. That was the only mercy that the world could bestow on her rough life.
