“I replayed the moment over and over, drawing a blank every time.”

“Blue cloudless skies presided over comfortably warm days, kissed by bright sunlight and soothed with cool breezes.”

“There are people you know all your life who never really make a difference to who you are; others arrive for a short time and change everything.”

“We sat down and I could feel my breathing quicken as the butterflies returned to dance in my stomach.”

“After all, when you're both striped of your dignity. circumspection seems pretty pointless.”

“To dreams. And believing they're possible.”

“Hurt and confusion mixing with anger to form a dangerously flammable cocktail.”