The men spoke for a bit. They laughed about something. They completely ignored her mother and continued to chat away. Her mother's blank expression as she watched them looked strange to Xiao. She couldn't understand any of this. However, when her father left the room, leaving behind President , Xiao couldn't breathe.
No.
She heard scary sounds. She recalled all the strange men who visited their house. Their laughs, their glances... She remembered how they had shaken hands with her father.
No!
Xiao collapsed onto the floor.
She needed to leave this closet right away. She needed to leave, but... The bloodcurdling screams, the sound of clothes ripping, the click of a man's belt unbuckling. The sound of the creaking bed!
No!
Xiao shook her head.
Her tears silently slid down her cheeks.
No, no.
