Vulnerable. Desperate. Helpless. Betrayed. Frightened. I never thought I would ever experience all of these emotions all at once in such an inhumane and horrific scenario. Never once did I think i would feel such a betrayal, from my own flesh and blood. Now I have to suffer the consequences of his mistakes. Consequences, that have changed my life for the worse. I was stripped of my innocence, stripped of my feelings, of my soul. I was used, abused, and thrown around. Until one day, I saw a light. It wasn't a strong one at first. It was dim and far, but it progressively got closer, brighter, hotter. It did so until one day, it reached me. It saved me......but it hadn't fixed me, not yet. I was still desperate. Still betrayed. Still frightened. The only thing that kept me through the rest of my days, was the one thing I hadn't lost since the beginning. Hope.