Chapter 50

Mary stared out at the pool in her backyard. She wore a pair of shorts and a vest shirt. The idea of going in a bathing suit or, even worse, a bikini had her sick to her stomach. Summer vacation was going really well. Her parents had decided to vacation along with her and after their trip to Italy, they’d come back, and her parents were called away to work. She didn’t mind. The house was quiet, and she’d spent a lot of time with her nose in a book.

The thought of going into the pool in a bathing suit even home alone, scared her. They had neighbors who could easily see into the back yard.

No one cares.

Dropping her shades down, she made her way outside. She heard the sound of kids playing in the neighbors’ gardens. Sitting on the lounge chair, Mary opened up the latest paperback book that had come in the post, and started to read. It was a romance book as they were the only books she liked.

Grabbing her bottle of water, she rested the book on her bent knees as she took a sip of her wat