A flash to the past.
Halle's first memory of herself was being in a large tub with pretty plastic ducks and a woman in white fawning over her. The woman would rub something that felt slimy but smelt sweet all over her body, she would then splash water from the tub at her. Halle could remember floating up and down the tub.
Her next memory was learning how to swim. It was a balloon-air filled pool. She has around her waist a floater. She would wiggle her toes in the water and feel its movement all around her. A strong arm gripped her shoulders at a point and led her up and down the water. The owner of the hands would roar with joy. It was laughter that echoed about the premises, accompanied with the sound of claps outside the pool.
Halle recalled going to school for the first time in her
