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He meant that much to me.
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He became my best friend.
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We swam together in our pool,
played games.
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He loved me.
He told me so.
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At the same time, my mother
seemed to relinquish any...
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attachment to me.
:32:26
My relationship with my stepfather
seemed to free her...
:32:28
to simply pay attention
to herself.
:32:31
I wanted to tell my stepfather
that I loved him too.
:32:33
I didn't want him to drift away...
:32:36
from me...
:32:37
like my mother...
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One afternoon I went shopping.
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I bought my first
two-piece swimsuit.
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It was aquamarine.
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In the summer
we would swim at night.
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I liked that because...
:33:09
the light under the water
seemed very exotic.
:33:36
And then suddenly he shivered...
:33:39
and held me tighter.
:33:42
I thought I tried to get away.
:33:45
But he just laughed and shoved me,
pretending to be playing again.
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I swam towards the side of the pool.
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I looked at my mother.