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The baby shower went on in a frill of snacks and laughter. As the sun began to go down the party moved outside and a big bonfire was set. Lots of people ran in and out of the water while others danced and sang around the fire. Gale was one of the people who opted for swimming as it was a hot and humid day. But after several minutes he realised that he hadn't seen Johanna since the party moved outside. He took a second to look around and couldn't see her anywhere. Then he saw her sitting in the corner of the porch. He walked out of the water and ran up to her.

"Come on Jo, come have fun"

"No thanks, I'm good" Gale rolled his eyes. It was just like her to be a party pooper. So he did the logical thing that any boyfriend would do, he flung her over his shoulder and headed towards the water. Johanna thrashed around kicking and screaming and punching any part of Gale she could reach and the closer to the water they got the harder she kicked and the louder she screamed, but no one thought anything of it because this was a natural reaction from a girl about to be dunked. But this wasn't a normal reaction, it was full blown fear. She could feel her heartbeat pounding in her ears and pain in every inch of her body as flashbacks of her torture in the capital flashed before her eyes and against her better judgement she began to sob. Her whole body went still and her expression went blank as tears rolled down her face and onto Gale's back. It was only then as she rests inches above the water that Gale stopped, taken aback by her mood change.

"Please just take me back to the porch" she rasps through her sobs, her voice quiet. He nodded and changed how he was holding her so that he was carrying her bridal style. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hid her face in his chest, silently crying. When they reached the porch he sat down gently and pulled her into his lap.

"I'm sorry" he whispered. She just stared silently out at the sea. He could see her flinch slightly with every wave that hit the shore, shrinking back slightly in fear. He didn't say anything, he just waited. 5 minutes passed, then 10, then an hour and Johanna continued to stare at the waves.

"Jo, I" he began but she cut him off.

"That's how they did it." She said without turning away from the sea.

"Did what?"

"That's how the capital tortured me, with water and electricity…."

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