Author’s POV
Daniel parked his car in front of the bar, in the VIP parking slot, and got down from his car elegantly. As he was walking to the bar, suddenly a little, clumsy girl bumped into him. Her hair was in a mess. Her eyes were filled with big tears and her cheeks were decorated with finger marks. She was trembling. Her breathing was heavy. Her heart was racing.
“I’m sorry! Are you Oka… VAL?” Daniel shouted her name as his gaze fell on her face. His eyes became wide open, seeing Valerie in such a condition. Valerie looked down to avoid his gaze as silent tears fell on her swollen cheek.
“Val! Valerie… Come on, answer me!” Daniel spoke again, shaking her shoulder. Then he held her face up by her chin and looked at her marked cheeks very closely. The marks on her cheek were telling
