It was raining heavily that night, as if buckets of water were being dumped from the sky. The relentless "pitter patter" against the window glass made the huge room feel like an entirely different world from the rain-soaked outdoors.
She stood in front of the camera, naked, feeling intensely ashamed. A few men and women stood by with seemingly calm expressions, but their eyes were all trained on her.
After the filming was over, someone threw her clothes back at her, and others tried to comfort her in soft whispers. Her mind was blurred, unable to distinguish if their words were genuine or merely empty comfort. She hoped they were genuine, for she didn't know what else to do otherwise.
