I sat down next to Oliver on the sand and began to watch the waves coming and going. The sea was beautiful, almost magical. As the wind brushed through my hair, I wished that moment could be frozen in time, because I hadn't felt this happy in a long while.

“I see you don't know anything about the world,” Oliver began.

“Why?”

“You've never been to a beach. Such a simple place.”

“It's not quite like that. I didn't have a choice, you know? My mother never took me anywhere; she wouldn't let me go o