A Match Made In Hell

A/n

Warnings: talk about rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment

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Hey.

So I needed to talk to you guys about something.

Last year, there was this boy. His name was Michael. At least twice a week, he'd grab my ass or slap my ass or make a comment about my body. He did this to me, all my friends, and some other girls. I didn't know that it was serious, so I pretended it was fine. And there was another boy, and since he still goes to my school I cannot name him. He sexually assaulted and harassed kids I knew, and no one ever thought anything of it because he's gay. He became school president this year, votes by popularity. Somehow, this whole time, I was under the assumption "Boys do this all the time, this is normal, this is normal."

It's not.

And I never told my parents. I felt it wasn't "real" enough or that I was "dramatizing" it, and my deepest fear was: they wouldn't believe me. I thought I was going to seem like a crazy loud girl who was an idiot. I thought that if I reported him, people would just say I'm a drama queen.

But I know now it is so much better to be a drama queen than someone who suffers in silence.

My friend is going through something at her school. I will not name her or her friends or the school she goes to because she needs privacy but she was groped by a boy recently and so were her friends and apparently this has been going on a lot and the teachers have done nothing about it. They're taking action. And I am so proud of her for telling people about this and raising awareness.

I am posting this because I just want you to know that if you ever need someone to talk to about something that's happened to you, I am here for you.

You should never let someone do something to you that you do not consent to. You might not think it is a big deal, but it is. I have been carrying this weight for a long time, and though I don't think I will ever tell my parents, it is never too late to reach out to someone and talk to them.

I don't know the helpline number, but I'm sure you can Google it. 

I just wanted to post this because I want to raise awareness about this. 

This is really important to me. 

Thank you for reading,

Rared.