Day 282

Confession: My first time going all the way with someone was not consensual. (Neither really was the next time, but in a different way.)

He came back another night, and I tried to “fix him”.

I never told the cult side of my family because I would be blamed.

I never told the other side of my family because I didn’t want them to worry.

My roommate didn’t believe me at first. My friend’s didn’t intervene. Only one stood up. Only one called it what it was: Rape. And he’s since passed away.

It took years for me to report it to police.

The guy who assaulted me was someone I knew, who had been predatory towards me for a while. He now has a wife and daughters.

Sound of the day: Big Thief – Watering https://youtu.be/5AC0XPQSys8?si=L5WdJPaEjldsyvM2