The day started perfectly. I was gonna go with the other girls at my school to an afternoon beach party. The upper class was throwing a big meal at the beach to raise money for our school dance that was coming in about a month. I was part of one of the clubs responsible for buying food and soda. We had to be at the …

My cousin, Judy, married when he was sixteen. His fiancé was my age. They had been out since I was fourteen. He'd tried to take his virginity, but he wouldn't leave it. When he was 16, he asked him to marry him and consented. He told me he was going to save for his wedding night. And he did it until the week before the …