Trigger Warning (TW): r*pe, SA
I never thought it would happen to me.
I was sixteen
I was a good kid. I never went to parties. I was always being careful. I listened to my mom and dad.
I had good parents who raised me well. So why would anything like this happen to me?
It had been one party, my parents trusted me and I knew the rules. We went over them many times.
I didn't drink! I'd never drunk before. I had gotten water.
I've never drunk.
I didn't even turn around! I didn't notice her slip anything in, not even after I took the next sip.
I wish I could forget.
The slowness.
The way everything felt like I was underwater yet so clear at the same time.
I'll never forget
The way the girl led me to the back.
By the time I realized what was happening, it was too late.
I tried to say no: I was a begging mess
She didn't listen.
I woke up there, naked and alone, my parents blowing up my phone.
Not only girls can be taken advantage of, we're all human. And we all deserve to say no.
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