The Swimmer

“Everyone has secrets. Especially the quiet ones.”

Living in a small town like Sooke means everyone knows your face. Some people use that familiarity to hide their darkest secrets in plain sight.

Rebecca thinks she left her past behind at the airport. You realize pretty quickly that trauma doesn't need a passport to follow you home.

“The water doesn’t care about your sins.”

The ocean looks peaceful until you see what it hides beneath the surface. People are exactly the same way.

Sometimes the person trying hardest to help is just trying to control the story. Trust becomes a very dangerous thing when you're isolated.