About the book: year / ...It’s not far. I’ll get there! I was almost there! And then she touched me. I think I screamed. I tried to escape from her hands, and they slid over my shoulders, my nails scratched my chest and stomach. It didn't hurt, but it did give me goosebumps. I stopped swimming and reached out to tear these hands away from me, but I didn’t have time. They grabbed the waistband of my panties. They pulled me hard and my head went under the water. Clearing my throat and choking, I stopped trying to grab the Virgin and reached up, as if feeling for the steps of a fire escape leading to the surface and into the air. My lungs were burning. The virgin dragged me lower and lower…