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It wasn’t what he ever would have expected.

He heard the water running and thought it would be great fun to startle her in the shower. Just a bit of a jump to make her laugh and get her adrenaline flowing would be great.
He threw back the curtain and started to yell, “BOO!”
Not even the simple syllable would leave his throat when he saw her.

She sat in a ball in the bottom of the tub.
Her head was on her knees and her arms wrapped around herself.
As the water ran down her naked body it carried with it the blood that ran from the cuts on her thighs.
The utility razor sat in the bottom of the tub next to her.
She raised her head and pushed he hair out of her face.
She looked towards him slowly. He thought he would see her crying. Instead she looked quizzical…the expression on her face almost a confused innocence.
She stared in silence.
He stammered, “Uh…I…I let myself in. I didn’t…I should leave you alone and let you finish your….”
She interrupted by turning off the water and simply pointing up at the towel which hung on the pipes over his head. He pulled it down and wrapped it around her shoulders. He sat on the edge of the tub but turned his head away from her. He felt oddly uncomfortable with her nudity. If he really took the time to think about it he would have realized it wasn’t her lack of clothing that made him feel so awkward. It was her genuine nakedness.
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Just getting it started. Maybe later I'll finish.