My days would bleed together but then fate stepped in and changed my life forever‘. Chapter 1 Summer I looked in the mirror at myself and wondered how I had reached this point in my life. A twenty five year old widow, with a four year old daughter named Lily. I’m sorry I should really start at the beginning. My name is Summer Clarke, I was born in London to a family who had little regard for their offspring. I learned at an early age that I could only depend on myself, dealing with verbal, emotional and physical abuse, it was drummed into me that I had no rights and every decision would be taken care of. I was not permitted to discuss our home life with anybody or an appropriate punishment would be carried out. Growing up my only friends were Lyssa and John, we met in primary school, both growing up in dysfunctional homes they worked out quickly that I was not quiet and reserved due to shyness.
