Chapter 4. The Punishment

On one of her outings to the newsagent's, she met Freya, a rich young woman spoilt by her parents. But she took an immediate liking to her and they started chatting. Giovanna didn't talk about what happened to her at home, and their friendship grew. Giovanna couldn't take Freya to meet her uncle because he forbade her to have friends, talk to strangers and also because she was ashamed of them.

One day, Freya told her that she was being pursued by some of her school mates. Giovanna recognised her friend's beauty and didn't think it was unusual for boys to be interested in her. She was a cheerleader, and her curly blonde hair, eyes the colour of the sky and perfect body must have helped one of those boys to pursue her more often. Giovanna only realised that his advances weren't just a teenage crush when Freya told her that he had come to school with a gun and pointed it at her, demanding that she be his girlfriend. She pretended to accept and had to