Tracey felt the pain from being slapped, and she had to stare down to the floor for a moment to collect her thoughts. She was scared before, but now she was terrified. Her cheek stung.
John was struggling with his ropes and called out a few obscenities at the woman not to touch Tracey. She forced herself to look up when she heard the woman speaking to her again, asking her a question. She didn't know the answer, but Tracey knew she wasn't going to like it.