---- dark and narrow. It wasn't even under surveillance. This was also where she often beat me up, venting her anger on me. That day, I was badly injured. There wasn't a single patch of intact skin left on my back, and blood was seeping out of the wounds. But I knew I'd won. The dashcam at the entrance of the alley captured the entire scene of Cora abusing me. I told her if she laid another hand on me or if I got expelled, I would post this video online. "You were stripped naked, crawling on the ground like a dog in that video!" she fumed. "Do you really want to put that out there?" I burst out laughing. "Cora, look at me. I'm already in this deep. Why do you think I'd be afraid? If that video goes public, do you think people will pay more attention to me... or you?" I was willing to use myself as part of the bargain, but ---- Cora wasn't. Yet, she couldn't stand being threatened either. That was why she sent Raymond after me.