Chapter Ten
Simon’s Town is a beautiful seaside town situated on the shores of False Bay. Houses are built against the side of the mountain rising steeply from the beach, which I imagine gives them a magnificent view of the ocean. Damien turns into the driveway of his parents’ house and parks in front of the garage. I climb out and look up. It’s a double-storey house with a wide balcony across the front of the upper level. Damien’s mom is standing on the balcony waving down to us.
“Do your parents know anything about our pretend relationship?” I ask Damien as I wave back to his mom.
“Hello!” she shouts, then disappears into the house.
“No,” Damien says. “To them we’re still just friends, so you can relax while you’re here.” He carries both our bags up the steps, opens the front door, a
