TW: SA and physical assault Becca/Maria The taste in my mouth as I woke was horrendous, and the headache was a dull throb behind my eyes. My eyes squinted open and I was in a dimly lit room, and I noticed I was on a thin mattress. I went to move my hands to rub down my face and froze when I couldn't. I looked up and saw my hands were tied by a thick rope above my head to a slatted metal headboard. I looked down my body and was relieved to see I was still clothed, but my ankles were tied with my legs spread to the metal bed posts. I was glad to be in a pair of shorts and not a dress, but was sad to see my boots were off and I could see the loop where my gun used to be but wasn't there anymore. Panic surged through me as my memory returned. Cassie was taken by other men and I was