Once Natalie was calm, Justin finally moved as he loosened his grip around her. He didn't say a word and stepped out of the bed, only to get the water for her.
He sat next to her with the glass in his hand, but she didn't react and continued to sit with her head lowered and her eyes closed. Her long hair covered the sides of her face.
Justin held her hands and made her hold the glass and moved it towards her mouth. She finally reacted, drinking the water in small sips. When she finished, he set the glass aside, picked up a hairband from the nightstand, and turned back to her.
He said no words and started fixing her messy hair with gentle caress of his long fingers, as if coaxing a child. Once her face was clear from all the hair strands around, he tied them at the back of her neck using the headband.
