Touching begins in a high-crime suburban area of Georgia where Fleur and Jasmine visit their cousin Naya at their Auntie and Uncle Rollins’ house with their mom, Ava, a nurse. When Ava abruptly has a work emergency, she leaves her daughters behind to sleep over with their cousin. Having never spent the night at their place before, six-year-old Jasmine is excited. Unfortunately, the excitement doesn't last for long. A series of unsettling acts spoil the night as Naya torments the sisters, ultimately taking on a monstrous form as she attempts to steal Fleur and Jasmine's innocence. As the older sister, Fleur must battle to protect her sister and herself. 

Touching deals with the delicate and often unacknowledged issue of intra-familial child abuse in this courageous new thriller - all without ever relying on gratuitous representations of said abuse. Young children become the molesters while other children become the prey.

This is a deeply personal exploration of intrafamilial molestation and its effects on kids in the family. It's a story that hits close to home for me and I wanted to shed light on a subject less spoken of. 

It is a call to action, a plea to introduce the idea that sex education and family secrets like these need to be talked about more often. We often blame kids for their lack of understanding or destructive behavior regarding child-on-child sexual assault (COCSA) and similar incidents, but the adults are at fault for creating unsafe environments in the first place.

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