EMPOWERED ME
was swimming towards me. I splashed more water on my face
Please. Can you do that for me, for old times' sake?" He asked pleadingly ov
t to enjoy the day." I swum away from him furth
. She seemed happier than before, after talking with her friend. Charles swam to j
l be here by
that he had been in the sea for more than six months; working on a fishing ship trying to save mone
how long they had been dating and about their formal engagement. She told us that their wedding would
ept my distance from Charles. Emma and Charles con
les just told me that you accep
date with him." My words wer
ust told me t
d you trust him, but he's a comple
to bathe and get dressed. I took my time to calm mysel
licious. Emma and I were about to head back home when Richard arrived and was talking with his brother Charles. Richard greeted us and insisted we'd go to his favorite restaur
much. They all laughed openly, and told me that they were probably hungrier than I was. We ordered more food th
ladies' room, Emma asked to clarify her about my date with Charles, but I decided to a
you about h
t you tel
l tell you ever
't Emma tell me now? I was aware of Emma's reaction to my question; there wa
ard wanted to accompany us, but Emma told them thank you, and that we still had to make another stop, only for girls. Ri
renda set the table. Even though Emma and I had eaten a full meal; the desserts somehow fitted inside of us. They were so delicious, that we all couldn't stop eating them, and I definitely wanted to buy more and take them to my Nen
because what she was about to tell me was something very-delicate-and-serious. Her words caught my total attention, and I to
en know whe
it." I sai
lled her, is Susan. Your
said and stared at Emma wi
with a young tourist. She returned several times to Altea, but after two years of living with him, she returned to Altea with a baby-boy in her arms. She had
aintain all the details th
ears that even her family doesn't know how to deal with her. She became obsessive, possessive, selfish and toxic. Susan and Charles don't have a love relationship, and they never have. Susan is
described was someone totally different from the Susan that I had grown-up with. How could som
believe that? She has become so possessive and jealous that she has even tried to hurt her own sisters. Her temper? That's another story. There are days when her family can't stand her, so they try to avoid her. Her parents even to
about her family. Emma wiped her tears and said that she also felt sorry for Susan because Susan was hurting herself, her baby and her
Susan hate