This was somehow just as bad as when Brannon made her confess the situation with Mr. Jameshill, although Zelda supposed that really she was much worse off now. It was just that Ari was soft, in comparison to her father's rough edges, and she didn't think that he was going to be mad at her. Disappointed, instead.

She pulled her sleeves until they covered her hands. "There was this man," Zelda said, "And I... I liked him too much. And I knew it was wrong and I knew it was stupid but I - gave him - my virtue."

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