Several years ago, I was the headteacher in a major capital city in Southeast Asia of a private girls’ secondary school that taught in a rather traditional British manner. We catered partly for the children of wealthy expatriates, of whom there was a large number, but we took local girls as well, usually from wealthy local families, although we ran a scholarship system for less well-off local girls. I was the only expatri...

"Hi Nance. Want to go to the crab festival tonight? Lots of good bands." It was Francesca, a new friend as of three or four weeks ago. "Our men are away. We shouldn't be locked up the whole time." We bought our beers and found a table in the beer tent, where a sixties cover band was playing. The dancing was going strong and, lacking male companions, Fran and I danced enthusiastically for two songs. When we rejoined our be...

My name is Kim and I’m a nineteen-year-old girl studying at a university in the UK. About six months ago, whilst still at home before starting college, I had a once-in-a-lifetime experience with my friend Sophie and her mother, Jean, who has been my mother’s friend for many years. My parents were in some ways very modern, but in other ways, old-fashioned. My mother believed in strict discipline at home but had an excellen...

Molly didn't know how it happened. They all lived in a college building and, with the end of the year fast approaching, they wanted to make the most of their last days together. Molly had known her friends Jessica and Laura since her freshman year and had lived with them in the same apartment for more than four years. They had experienced highs and lows and shared a robust friendship, something they hoped would continue w...

Jasmine arrived on time on a Saturday night, showing I thought she showed a mixture of lust and nervousness. Her favourite gin and tonic, with not too much gin and plenty of tonic, went down very well. Jasmine was afraid and shook a little as I held her. “What’s wrong Jasmine?” I asked. Jasmine nervously replied, “Janet, what are you going to do to me? You know that I’m in your debt and you can do almost what you like, bu...