While the protagonist is an 8-year-old in orphanage, a fellow orphan who is 12 years old enters her bed one night. The 12-year-old touches the protagonist's genitals and attempts to get the protagonist to touch her also. The protagonist feels uncomfortable from the start and eventually shouts for the 12-year-old to stop. The 12-year-old's assault is never discussed after the fact, and the two have a friendly relationship years later. The 12-year-old later claims that she is having an affair with one of the adult workers at the orphanage. As an adult, she claims that she lied. When the protagonist is a teenager in high school, she takes a college class and hangs out with college students. One student initiates sex with her without getting clear consent.