Title: Chapter 7: Hot Water
So much to examine here. She can't remember when she'd said the words middle of nowhere before. I've already read some of this and some later chapters trying to be brave so I know he drugged her. It's like reading it again I can see it so clearly. She can't remember stuff because he drugged her. She's confused because she's being drugged. Does she remember that he raped her. So many thoughts Mirage! This truly is a work of horror fiction, a plausible one where the woman doesn't get revenge at the end just like in real life. In real life rapists who even brag about raping women become presidents just ask donald trump.
In the water it's now obvious that she is frightened of Jarod and what he does to her in the tub, the implied going down that's oral rape. That's clear now like it never was before.
Then he gaslights her, makes her think she's crazy. If he wasn't a sociopath, if he hadn't stolen someone's kidney, it would be hard to believe this but he does seems to get off on terrorizing people and she was chasing him so she kind of fits the proflie you know? On some level he must have some resentments. This is all too plausible. It fits with Carthis, her strangeness, how small and vulnerable she was and how it seemed he was the viscious hunter and she was the prey. Then the tea and the hauntedness. How she just got a little cold and wet and lost it that easily. She was completely together and stoic after seeing her mother get shot and killed by Raines but this, she already knew the Centre did bad stuff. What happened in Carthis shouldn't have caused her to go out of character... unless she was drugged or something... like .... with tea.
Carthis was realy weird. LIke really really weird.
Wow wow. I have so many thoughts that I don't know how to voice or collect. I don't know how to put into words what I'm thinking so I'll leave it at that.
I like how Lyle tries to be hero but you make it plausible because he's kind of not doing it right but that's Lyle. He was more used to being bad.
Reviewer: Jameason Signed
Date: 24/10/20