Hashwini had seen the man featured in the news on quite a few occasions. He had been at the airport to receive Aung San Suu Kyi. He had presented a pot of Vanda Miss Joaquim to Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Botanic Gardens. Hashwini did not remember his name, but the man definitely held a very high position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

And here he was in the photo, embracing Teddy Toy Boy from behind and planting a loving kiss on his neck.

With a trembling tap of her fingertip, Hashwini forwarded the photo to her own Gmail account.

Chapter 11

Jessica could feel the tingle in her toes as she clicked on the link. It led to a Facebook page titled “We Love Jessica”. This was the third Facebook Page created by fans that Andreae had managed to hunt down. The latter had been actively searching so that she could insert links back to the “J Bruise” website to trigger sales.

The first Facebook page to catch Andreae’s attention was “Crescent Girls for J Bruise”. As the story went, a 15-year-old student from Crescent Girls’ School came out as a rape victim to five of her friends after she had read Ho Yoke Peng’s confession on the “J Bruise” website. The six of them decided to spread the message of courage. They ran a group photo on their newly-created Facebook page with the caption “One of us was raped. One of us is torn apart by pain and shame. Can you tell who?” In the spirit of support and encouragement, the six of them had bought identical bangles from the “J Bruise” website and wore them for a month. They aimed to raise awareness of sexual assault and were glad to share their story with anybody who asked. An assault on any girl was an assault on all girls. “Crescent Girls for J Bruise” welcomed contributions from readers who had similar stories of courage and survival.