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