Before she can finish he's already toying with the buckles, pulling at the straps until they all fall away off the edges off the bed, left limp hanging off the frame. Roy smiles then, working a hand in behind her back and pushing forward, "You should sit up. It'll help. I've got you."
It's Roy, she has to remind herself. He won't hurt you.
Rationality is slow to return, and it brings along the overwhelming burden of guilt.
"I'm sorry," she says, as he loosens the restraints and coaxes her to sitting. "I should've told you everything, but he was right there--I thought he'd kill me so many times."
The shift in position leaves her woozy and gasping. She clutches at his shoulders with brittle-thin fingers, resting her face against his neck and breathing in only the warmth of his smell.
"I don't want to live with it. All the things he did to me. I couldn't face you."