Part 3: 1982, 3 months later

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My parents were outraged when they learned what happened. I wished never to see him again but there was a trial. And I had to suffer the sight of his face again. I felt so weak, so powerless until the judge announced that he would suffer 2 years of jail. I knew that it would be over. But what would happen 2 years later? Would he come back for me?! The thought haunted me at night. His face haunted me. It was all so clear. How come my brain didn't erase all of it?! 

After the trial, everyone was so silent. I believe that the lawsuit was the last time I'd ever talked about it. But I think about it every day... Every single day...

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