83. NUMBED

* Trigger warning: This may be a sensitive chapter to read due to its graphic nature and violence. Readers caution be advised. * ~ Zoie’s POV ~ “Please… stop…!” Zoie cried and trembled. She could barely breathe, let alone open her mouth to speak. “Shut up!” Giulio spat. He was sloppy, rough, and haphazard. Zoie felt pain she never experienced before. Like her gut was being punched over and over again.  Ash… Please… Save me… Zoie could only cry and scream. Through her blurry eyes, all she could see was Asher. Maybe it was dumb to want Asher to come save her. It was dumb to want anything at this point. There was no escaping pain. No one was coming to save her. She was already torn.  “No—” * SMACK! * “I said shut up, bítch!” Giulio slapped her across the face so hard, Zoie hit her head on the concrete, causing blood to trickle from the side of her head. And if that wasn’t enough, Giulio flipped her body around mercilessly until her face hit the ground. She was lying flat on her stomach an