Not Without
My Sister
The True Story of Three Girls Violated and
Betrayed by Those They Trusted
Celeste Jones, Kristina Jones
and Juliana Buhring
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To our sister, Davida
To my sister in sorrow: Too well did I understand The look in your haunted eyes; Pain and disillusionment. You fought a losing battle, And lost. And died. I will shed for you the tears Of a lifetime you will never live. The tears you will never more shed. Madonna of suffering, Wrapped in the cold shroud of death. I wept with you. I weep for you. For I still can. The tide of tears has turned. Sleep, my sister, And weep no more.
(Written on Davida’s tombstone, Juliana 2005)
Lies written in ink cannot disguise
facts written in blood. – Lu Xun (1881–1936)
Contents
Chapter One: Daddy’s Little Girl
Chapter Four: Behind Four Walls
Chapter Seven: A Broken Family
Chapter Eight: The Odd One Out
Chapter Nine: The Rod of Correction
Chapter Eleven: Living a Double Life
Chapter Twelve: A Gypsy Missionary
Chapter Thirteen: Abusive Love
Chapter Fifteen: Hide and Seek
Chapter Sixteen: Searching for Celeste
Chapter Seventeen: On Opposite Sides
Chapter Eighteen: Bittersweet Reunion
Chapter Nineteen: A ‘Deceiver Yet True’