Roberto was done with what he wanted to do with Martina, he didn’t penetrate her with his shaft instead, he used the vibrator in his hand. He stood up and moved away from the couch where she laid.
Martina was too weak to stand up, her legs were wide open because she found it so hard to close them.
Roberto released the spreader bar on her leg and tossed it aside. He also released the cuffs he used to hold her hands.
Martina couldn’t cry, all she did was shut her eyes. She was too broken to look at him.
“You should get out of here before I send the men to clean up this place. And if you don’t get out, they would see you naked.”
He walked out of the room after he spoke, he wore only his shorts. He saw Vincenzo standing at the other end of the hallway, Vincenzo sighted him and he ran to meet him.
“Clean up the room.”
Vincenzo gave him a nod and Roberto walked away. After he was gone, Vincenzo raised his head and looked into the room, the door was open and the lights in the room were on. He couldn’t see Martina from where he stood.
He opened the door slowly and walked inside. He scanned the room with his eyes and immediately his eyes fell on her, he gasped and shut his eyes. He turned his back to her and threw his head backward, he hated the way she looked.
“Martina wear your clothes.”
He kept his face away from her as he spoke but she heard no words from her. After a few minutes of him waiting for her, he began to hear her sob.
“I want to die. Kill me.” Vincenzo exhaled and turned his back to look at her, he felt great pity for her. He approached her and knelt in front of her. He clenched his jaw and shut his eyes when he saw the blood stains on her thighs.
“You need to get up, the men would soon enter the room to clean up.” Vincenzo pulled the bedspread off the bed and covered Martina with it.
“I’m sorry this had to happen to you… I am going to carry you now okay? Please be still.”
He lowered himself and lifted her in his hands, he carried her in a bridal manner and covered her body well with the bedspread.
Martina wrapped her hands around Vincenzo’s neck and buried her head in his chest. He stared at her face and smiled faintly, she held unto him as she trusted him.
Vincenzo carried her out of the room and signaled the men at the door to go into the room.
He carried her up the stairs back to the room where Caterina was. He entered the room and when Caterina saw Martina in his hands, she got out of bed in haste.
“Oh no.” Caterina cried as he carried her into the bathroom.
“Caterina you should rest, I’ll take care of her.”
“Roberto is a monster, why would he do this to her?” Caterina followed Vincenzo into the bathroom and watched him put Martina into the bath tub. He removed the bedspread from her body and the marks on her body were more visible.
“Oh God, look what he did to her!” Caterina began to weep profusely. Vincenzo sighed, he turned on the tap and warm water began to flow into the tub. Martina still couldn’t say anything, she was traumatized.
“Caterina please go back to bed, I would take care of her.”
“No, you can’t expect me to lie down and relax when my sister is despondent. I am staying here with her.”
Martina looked at her sister with her weary eyes, her face squeezed as she began to cry again.
“You should rest Caterina, I am fine.” Caterina shook her head refusing to believe Martina’s lies.
“What did you do to her?” she looked at Vincenzo and he shook his head.
“I don’t know, I wasn’t in the room with him.”
“I hate him so much Caterina, he humiliated me, he used me like I was not human, he ripped my clothes apart and tied me up.”
Martina wept as she told, her eyes were shut tight and Caterina held her hand firm, she planted a soft kiss on her hand.
“I’m sorry he did this to you Martina. But you can’t do anything to him, this is the bitter truth.”
“No! There are many things she can do, that you can do! How do you live with such a person? You are nothing like him Vincenzo, why are you supporting him?”
Vincenzo shook his head and stood up. He walked away from the bath tub and turned to look at them.
“I owe him my life, I can’t leave him. I don’t support what he does but I don’t have a choice, he could kill me anything and no one would question him.”
“So you are just a coward? Scared of what he is going to do to you?” Martina looked at Caterina and shook her head.
“You shouldn’t call him that. Roberto is an animal, everyone is scared of him, Vincenzo isn’t excluded.”
There was an awkward silence in the bathroom, Caterina stared at Martina whose eyes were shut, while Vincenzo stared at the both of them.
“How are you feeling?”
“Don’t ask me that Vincenzo.” He nodded and heaved a sigh. He headed to the bathroom door and waited before heading out.
“I hope you feel better.”
Martina looked at him until he was out of the bathroom.
“Caterina I would love to be alone.”