[TRIGGER WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT INCLUDING AN ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT. PLEASE SKIP THIS CHAPTER IF THIS MATERIAL COULD BE POTENTIALLY TIGGERING OR EMOTIONALLY CHALLENGING FOR YOU]
"I'll meet you back at camp," called Delphi, "I'm going to wash my hair".
The other girls waved goodbye and left Delphi alone in the inlet. She luxuriated in the peace and quiet for a few minutes, lazily breast-stroking through the cold water.
When she could stand the temperature no longer, she swam into shore and grabbed the shampoo. It felt so good to rid herself of the dust of travel and to rinse her hair clean.
She sat on the beach and dried herself, dragging on clean underwear and her spare uniform. She hummed happily. So nice to be clean!
She towel-dried her freshly washed hair, and was combing the tangles from it when she saw a shadow cross over the sun and she felt more than heard, someone, or something, behind her.