“They shut me up in the house”
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“They shut me up in the house”

Zurich : Switzerland | Jul 17, 2012 at 2:17 AM PDT
Source: SwissInfo
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She knew that her parents would not approve, and so she fearfully covered things up. He lived in a village in the Balkans, a few kilometres from her birthplace. She started meeting him in secret, as soon as the opportunity arose.   Julia was just 16 at the time. FULL ARTICLE AT SwissInfo
 
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