Chapter 1: Chapter 1

It was a hot summer day, and I was in the middle of a long run when I decided to take a bath. It was a beautiful day' as they say in these parts, and the sun was beating down through a clear sky. Birds were chirping, flowers were blooming, and the smell of honeysuckle and jasmine was in the air.The perfect day for a romantic walk in the park, or a bath.

The water was lukewarm, just right for a nice, relaxing --she stopped mid-sentence, her voice cracking--"shower. I turned off the water, dried off, and got out.