‘It could have been five, seven, or maybe even ten days spent floating through a paradise of our own design. Whispered dreams carving a wake through reality, a break, where dress-up and wine summoned children back out of the ocean. Rising like sirens we found the capacity to coexist, regulating with the waves. On the beaches of deserted islands, we gathered our bodies with coral and seashells, placing them on elaborate dinner tables for no one’s eyes but our own. Feasting on the bounty we grew full of intuition and roared yes to the stars who held our hands in play. Fear became a friend again, the learning curve softening in the absence of shame, so we learned to ride it back to nature “like a horse going home” clear, intentional, free.‘ LOST GIRLS - An exclusive OffTheRails story for Issue 20. The full feature is available in print, digital and on our app NOW! ʟɪɴᴋ ɪɴ ʙɪᴏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴘʏ Photographer: OLA WILK @ola__wilk Model: CADENCE HOOKS @thebushwitch ISABELLE SURTHERLAND @isabellelivaudais JEUNESSE AWAD @jeunesse.awad MESHI @sheismeshi Text by ISABELLE SUTHERLAND Title: LIGHTS #offtherails #otr20 #firestarter