Josie stared almost blankly at the portable DVD player that sat on her bed. Everything in her screamed for her not to play the video, but she knew she had no choice. The comforting feeling of Rakesh’s hands on her shoulder did help, even if it was only slightly.
“You don’t have to be in there for this if you don’t want to.” She said quietly. “I don’t want you to suffer again.”
“I’m not gonna make you watch this alone either.” Rakesh countered. “It was bad enough for me on my own. I’m not leaving you to that.”
“And they say chivalry is dead.” Josie chuckled nervously before reaching to press the play button.