PAIN BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FACE
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Xolani's face twisted in anger as he stood up from the chair. He towered over me, his eyes blazing with fury.
"You think you can defy me?" he spat, his voice low and menacing. "You think you can just disobey me and get away with it?"
I tried to stand up straight, to show him that I wasn't afraid. But my heart was racing, and my legs felt like jelly.
Xolani's hand shot out, and I felt a stinging slap across my cheek. I cried out in pain, my eyes welling up with tears.
"Don't ever disobey me again," Xolani growled, his face inches from mine. "Do you understand?"