Secret Keeper

Fifty Nine

Turns out he didn't sleep on the floor but in the end it was worth it for the cuddles.

After what happened Ollie stayed away, and too right he should. I felt safer than i ever had before and that was strange because i always had my brothers at my beck and call, but Harrison walked me to every lesson and made sure the weirdo didn't come near me.

He was removed from my drama class and put into another which made the lesson so much easier, not worrying if i'd be paired up with him. When i told the teachers it was overwhelming having to go through the whole story again, revisiting the pain i went through, but in the end it felt good because he was so far away from me he couldn't even touch me. Or anyone else for that matter.

Sometimes i felt guilty, his friends were not longer his friends when they found out, but that's out of my control. I feel like i ruined his life always seeing him alone but at the end of the day he scarred me, and it's something i'm going to have to carry with me for life. Part of the 97%.

I wish i could have stopped what happened, stood up for myself back then. but i've learnt from it, i've become a better person yes i'm still shy and suffer from some social anxiety but i got there. I think what helped that was Harrison, he doesn't push anything, i can say no and he would stop. He respects me in a way that no one else has and it warms my heart to know i've found some one that makes me feel safe.

Talking only helps, look what my story lead to. Yes it still hurts, it's always going to hurt but it hurts less when people know my story, when people understand me, and just to educate people on sexual assault. Because it happens everywhere, some cases worse than overs but all of the stories matter. Use your voice and speak up i promise you it will help.