#Chapter6

A familiar stranger

I awake to horrible pain and the singing of an early morning mockingbird.

Slowly my consciousness falls to account for my previous night.

“Oh, God!” I mutter as I rise from the green grass, which is damp with the dawn. It watches me, gossiping.

I look everywhere. The coast is clear.

I adjust my dress, which almost revealed a nipple.

What the hell did I do?

My sandals are on the side, delicately placed. I slip them on without blinking.

Was it a dream? A beautiful dream, but no more than that? A dream of fantasies and wishes fulfilled!

My curiosity is stronger than my modesty,...