The drive back was quicker than the drive over, knowing your way was a whole lot easier than not. We drove passed the signs for Lake Keepit and vowed to go there one day when the weather permitted. Arriving back at Mums’ place with Mark, was eerily quiet that night. Days passed and I started to become more friendly with the neighbours, Mark from over the road had taken to wanting to spend more time around me. I craved the days he was there to spend time with him. We soon created a bond, swimming in their backyard pool in my bikinis, he took me to new heights, helped me discover a side of myself I didn’t know existed. When I was around him, I finally realised just how much of a woman I was becoming. I was no longer the innocent child I was so long ago. “Sophie, come closer to me.” He becko

