owned a farm a few kilometers from East London along the coast.  They spent the next two years living there, rebuilding their lives again.  By the end of that second year she had regained a fraction of her previous self, enough to attempt getting a job and becoming independent and self-supportive. 

Her father had also encouraged her to lay criminal charges against Geoff for what he had done to her and Jimmy, which she had eventually done.  After almost a year of court appearances he was eventually sentenced to prison for twelve years, charged with attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.  It was only once he was behind bars that she started finding the courage to become a part of society again.  It took almost the same length of time for Jimmy’s nightmares to stop. 

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