She wailed up. Her answer really threw him away. She looked so delicate, so fragile but he knew, she was just as strong and as fierce. “Would you tell me about it” he felt so wrong invading her most private thoughts and memories but it was too late, she was under and he couldn’t stop.

The tears kept coming and he wanted to hold her, but he didn’t move. After a couple of minutes, she finally spoke, her voice is breaking every other word “I needed to help him. He was going to kill him.. I.. I couldn’t let him do that..I love him too much.. I had to let him have me.. I had to..” she didn’t make much sense to him. Kit came to sit on the sofa next to her, finding a small spot on the curves of her waists “ Marlena, who hurt you?”

“Stefano” she answered quickly. He never heard this name before, he looked at her again, now when he was sitting so close to her, he could smell her perfume, see each tiny freckle. “What did Stefano do to you?” He was Intrigued by this woman and her memories.

She started to cry, still under, her mind came back to that dreadful bedroom again. She could smell the alcohol, she could feel Stefano’s hands on her body and it made her shiver. He could see goosebumps forms on her skin.

She began shaking like she was cold. Kit placed his warm hands on top of hers “Marlena, can you hear me? It’s ok. These are just memories, nothing can harm you now, you’re safe. You are at your office at university hospital. Do you want to tell me about what happened with Stefano?” He continued. It seemed as though she needed to talk but he didn’t want to pressure her, hell, he should just stop right now, pull her out of the hypnosis, ask for her forgiveness and pray that she would still mentor him but no. He was a “taking it to the edge” kinda guy and he felt like she needed to let it out.

“ I’m at the bedroom” she started suddenly, taking pauses between sentences “I’m waiting for him to arrive. He’s coming for my answer” she said, closing her mouth, inhaling deeply.

“That’s good. Keep going” he removed his hands from her, still sitting right next to her laying figure on the couch. “ he’s in. I’m trying to get away from the bed, he wants my answer now.. I.. I agree to his terms”

Kit stared at her, a puzzled look in his eyes, while she kept on talking “he’s undressing me, I’m against the wall… he’s.. he’s .. touching me.. I’m about to faint but no..I can’t.. I have to keep going..for him” she moved her head from side to side, her eyes shut in agony “ he’s on top of me now, I can feel him sucking on my neck… my breasts.. my stomach..between …” she took a few short labored breaths “  between my legs.. oh god please make him stop…. It’s excruciating!”

Kit just sat there, shocked of what he was hearing. She looked so scared and he wanted to snap her out of it. He caressed her cheek “ Marlena, do you-“

“He has stopped” she cut him all of a sudden “ I’m drinking more wine, it doesn't help.. nothing can help me now… oh god, he made him watch it! No.. please don’t! He’s waiting for my answer again, I must agree oh god I can’t.. I must agree or all would be lost!” She screamed desperately.

“ What the hell do you think you’re doing?!”  

A  loud yell came from the office’s doorway.

Kit turned around quickly, it was Roman “ what is going on here?” He got closer to them and pulled Kit up by his shirt’s collar, holding his fist high.

“ I’m sorry I’m sorry! She’s under hypnosis! I can snap her out if it!” He was trying to defend his face.

“ I must say yes.. I have to help him.. oh god my wrists are in so much pain... I can’t take the pain! STOP! OH GOD STOP!” She yelled, crying hysterically on the sofa. Both men gazed at her and Roman’s eyes grew wide, what is she talking about..he was so confused, Marlena wasn’t making any sense, he needed to wake her up

“ snap her out of it! Now!” He screamed.

Bolting from Roman’s grip, Kit sat on his knees next to the couch “ Marlena, I'm going to count from one to five, and at the count of five you will be feeling wide awake, fully alert, and completely refreshed, one, two, three, four, five"

Just like that, she snapped upwards, sitting on the sofa, shock evidently on her face, crying.

“Kit..” she muttered “what did you do? Roman, what are you doing here?” She was feeling so confused, her head ached like it was about to explode, she stared at both man, trying to remember what happened then it all came back to her at once, she moved her head to face Kit, her mouth open with shock.

“ Kit..oh god what have you done? Why would I talk to you about it?” The last part was more of a question to herself “ I am sorry Marlena, I just asked you about the marks on your wrists.. I didn’t mean-“ she stood up, quickly, shaking her head

“ this is an invasion of privacy Kit, you shouldn’t have asked me that. You should have pulled me out of it right when you realized I’m talking about a very private memory” she was upset, her cheeks were flushed red, anger in her eyes “ I need air” ״Doc” Roman started but she moved between them, not letting any of them saying one more word and left the office.