Chapter 4 Things have been strange around the village lately, I keep feeling like I am being watched, but when I try and find who’s eyes are on me there is either no one there or just normal people getting on with their day not even noticing my presence. The boys and young men are also becoming more of a problem as I draw near my 18th birthday. It is as if they are all either trying to charm me into their bed or the slightly older ones have been talking to me and my parents asking for my hand in marriage. I am not particularly interested in either of those options or the men, to be honest. I just am not attracted to them, nor do I feel the need to have someone in my life short term or permanently. I know exactly what they are like, I have seen the broken hearts they have left with the g

