Chapter 72

• The girl shuddered at that question. The doctor's countenance showed that he was in no mood for jokes and with a withering look he awaited any answer.
• -My father. -My father has been abusing me ever since my mother died. -A lump forms in his throat that prevents him from speaking- He beats me... every time he takes advantage of me he beats me because I resist. -She cries her eyes out.
• -The baby... Are you pregnant by your own father? -she asks, not wanting to hear the answer, which is obvious.