I woke up the next morning cold, wet, naked, and sore all over. Sasha's brutal kicks that I'd barely felt as I struggled to breath had blossomed into hideous bruises over night and sleeping in the shower stall certainly hadn't helped matters. In retrospect, it's surprising I didn't get sick sleeping in the wet shower but overall I was just miserable.
I studied my reflection in the mirror and found myself covered in bruises. My arms and legs were a mottled mess of purple and my butt was practically black with bruises. My stomach just had one big bruise from Sasha's initial punch. Only my face seemed to be free of her marks but even that seemed a bit redder than usual. Though I wasn't sure if the color was from her slaps, my embarrassment, or just from being cold.
I wrapped myself in a towel to dry off and hopefully warm up a little but even the soft terry cloth towel seemed rough and inflamed my bruises.
I listened carefully at the bathroom door until I was sure Sasha wasn't in our dorm-room before unlocking the door and emerging into our bedroom. My eyes were drawn to the dirty cock still sitting on my pillow and I nearly had a panic attack just looking at it. Suddenly the thought of staying in that room terrified and repulsed me so I quickly grabbed some clothes and pulled them on ignoring the pain as the cloth rubbed against my skin. I hardly paid any attention to what I was putting on other than to make sure it covered my bruises.
I practically fled the room, I was so desperate to get away.
I aimlessly wandered about campus for a long time with my head down not talking to anyone as I tried to come to terms with what had happened the night before. I was too full of nervous energy to stop or sit still and honestly, I think tiring myself out from hours of walking is what kept me focused enough to not have a complete breakdown. I don't know how long exactly but it was several hours at least.
It was afternoon when suddenly I saw one of the emergency call buttons scattered around campus. I'd seen them every day since moving into the dorm and must have passed it a hundred times in my wandering but suddenly it gave me an idea. Go to security and tell them what happened!
I know that would have been the first thought of any objective observer, but I was just so traumatized that it took my brain hours to come up with the solution it would normally reach in seconds. It may seem like a pathetic excuse, but please understand, my brain couldn't handle the reality of what had happened to me and it coped with the trauma by basically shutting down. I suppose it's better than the alternative: going insane.
I'd never been to the security office before but luckily there was a helpful map posted next to the button that pointed it out. I hurried to the office and when I arrived, I found a bored looking woman in a security uniform sitting at the front desk. She barely even glanced at me as she asked what I wanted.
I just kinda froze up at her question. I didn't know how to explain. Finally, she looked up from her computer and saw how scared I was and asked again in a gentler tone. I managed to stammer that I'd been assaulted and wanted to file charges.
The guard seemed a lot more sympathetic once she knew I had a real problem instead of a petty complaint and she asked if I had any marks or bruises. I nodded my head and she said to follow her.
She brought me to a small room with a camera pointed to a wall with height marks on it. It looked like a place they'd take mugshots and for a moment I was irrationally afraid I was being arrested. The guard told me it was important to document everything because the marks might have faded before a court date and we'd want proof to put my attacker behind bars. She asked where the marks were and I told her they were all over.
I started crying as the guard told me I'd have to strip so she could take pictures and document all the marks. I was scared and humiliated all over again, but the guard was nothing but kind and supportive. She kept up a running commentary of positivity and encouragement as I stripped down to my bra and panties. She told me to stand against the wall as she snapped a few pictures before having me turn so she could get me from every angle.
Then she handed me a ruler and said she needed close-ups of my bruises with the ruler to show their size. It seemed to take forever as she took hundreds of photos of me as evidence. And then, just as I thought we were done, she told me we'd come to the hard part. She could see more marks mostly covered by my underwear and she needed me to get fully naked now so she could document those.
It was too much. After every other humiliation and abuse I'd suffered, losing my last scrap of dignity in front of this stranger was just too much. I sobbed and told her I couldn't, but she insisted that I HAD to.
I told her I'd changed my mind and didn't want to file a report anymore and just wanted to leave but she stopped me. She kept saying I was doing the right thing and just had to be brave and keep pressing forward if I wanted justice. If I left now, my attacker would get away with it and hurt me again or move on to other people. I'm ashamed to admit that the idea of Sasha moving on to other people didn't sound too bad to me as long as she left me alone.
I tried walking away from the guard back to the pile of my clothes but was brought up short when she grabbed my bra-strap and pulled me back. She said she was sorry but that it was for my own good and that I'd thank her one day. I struggled and screamed as the guard pulled my last of my clothing off and pinned me down so she could document the marks on my butt and boobs.
I was a sobbing wreck on the floor as she released me. She brought me my clothes and laid them next to me telling me to take as long as I needed to compose myself and to come find her at the front desk when I was ready to continue.
I don't know how long it took me to cry myself out, but I finally managed to convince myself that the guard knew best. She'd obviously done this before and knew what she was doing. I convinced myself she was just using tough love and that I needed to just push through the process and endure the humiliation like she said if I ever wanted to get closure.
I slowly got dressed and wiped my face and went back out to find the guard. She smiled when she saw me and asked if I'd put on my big-girl panties and was ready to continue. I know she meant well but her condescending language still gets to me even 20 years later as I write this.