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Dani was surprised to find herself with the doctor. She had been before, but only stayed for a few moments – often not even long enough for him to know she was there. She never spoke to him, she was too scared of men. Jodie and Josephine said he was all right, and Di even said he was not like any other man they had known and he would never try anything. But she still remembered what happened, still remembered what men did.

She shook her head, trying to stop the memories.

This is our secret, isn’t it?

She was trying to pay attention to what was happening, listening to the doctor, watching him to make sure he didn’t try and grab her. But she couldn’t focus, her head was swimming with memories, the-man-with-the-red-shirt, laughing, undoing his belt.

Stop, stop, stop, she told herself. She felt like she was drowning in the memories, unable to breathe.

She heard the doctor’s gentle voice, saying her name. She looked up alarmed, how did he know? How did he know her name?

Not safe, not safe, she thought, before she mercifully slipped back within.