and at seventeen, believed the only men she needed to be wary of were strangers. Early in their relationship, Nelson told her she shouldn’t wear white pants because her undies showed through and made her look like a tart. She was grateful for his advice – she certainly didn’t want to look like a tart. When he said that wearing a dress would make her an easy target for bad people who wanted to touch her, she thought that was a bit over the top, but agreed not to wear those either. He was older and he’d travelled overseas. He knew how the world worked. In a matter of months, Nelson’s ‘helpful’
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