Enigma

The "Enigma" is a story about a young girl in her fathers care. Her name is Marie and the story is told from her point of view as a young girl who has led a somewhat sheltered life due to her fathers overprotective tendencies. She attends school during the day, but her father locks her in the house when he leaves on business. Her father appears to love his daughter very much and seems to contain her in their home for her own protection. Marie spends much of her time lamenting the fact that she and her father are waiting for a boy to propose to her. As the story continues, we learn that Marie is in fact secretly pregnant and knows that not only will she be forced out of school, but that she will lose her fathers love and protection and be cast out on her own; just her and her baby. I have to admit I found myself thinking "Is sex really that important that you would risk losing your family, education, and your future?" The funny thing is, here in the US, even in today's society, young people do this every day!