‘Are you alright, Twelve dear?’ Innocence asked walking over to Twelve’s table. ‘Would you like to join us?’ Twelve smiled sadly, and curiou...ly reserved joined Innocence and Purity on the table under the café umbrella facing onto the grand plaza in the centre of Congress. ‘What’s wrong, Twelve?’ ‘Nothing,’ sniffed Twelve. ‘That can’t be true. You’re normally pretty cheerful.’ ‘Well, you’re the cheerful one now, Innocence. I saw you on the . There’s no doubt that you’ve got a. A mere four years ago I had it all. A beautiful home, a loving husband, and four lovely children. But then Nikkiour oldest childwent off to college. Lexxi followed the year after. Then it was Candys turn. Once Barbieour youngestleft the nest, it was down to my husband and me. Or so I thought until he left me for a woman half my age. As if that wasnt bad enough, I was about to turn forty. I had lost everything. First my children, then my husband, and now my youth. Could things get any worse? My. She smashed my lip and scratched my cheek with a ring. ..I tried to twist and throw it out of myself, but immediately passed it into the jaw with her other hand. It hurt, she knew how to hit hurt. ..she began to hit me on a swing, then with the right or the left in my face, my mouth filled with blood, I missed five hits, the sixth was so strong that I spat out a clot of blood with saliva from my mouth. I was slightly stunned. ..Lena paused, apparently already celebrating victory. It saved me. I. Suddenly, the doorbell rang and all of us were shocked. The cop (James) got up and went towards the door. I pleaded him not to open and begged him to set me free. He looked at me, smiled and opened the door and pulled someone inside and closed the door.To my shock, I saw it was my mom. Mom was shocked to see a man naked with me tied up and dressed in a bikini. I was ashamed and looked down. Mom started shouting at them asking who they were. James asked her to shut up.He then pulled mom to the.