Child Abuse Story From Kimmy
by Kimmy
(Location Undisclosed)
My story is not as extreme as some that I have read. It happened when I was about seven years old. My parents took me to a New Year's party thrown by some relatives of my mom's. I was enjoying myself, playing with all my cousins who I hadn't seen in a while.
As the night progressed people started leaving, but our family remained. My sister and brother fell asleep, but for some reason sleep eluded me. I was roaming around the house for something to do. Everyone was in the kitchen and I was standing in the doorway looking outside. In the adjoining room a stranger, whom I saw my mother talking to just moments earlier, beckoned me to come to him. Being a silly unsuspecting child, I went straight away, of course. He sat down on a long wooden bench and pulled me in front of him. He started asking me questions about school and stuff like that. He held my hands while we spoke, and before I knew what was happening he started touching me. I got really scared, but he kept talking, so I did too. I didn't know how to react. Then something in my head popped and I jerked my hands away and ran back into the kitchen. I saw my mother laughing, oblivious to what had just taken place....
I remember that so clearly in my head. I felt betrayed in so many ways. I went to lie down beside my sleeping siblings, unable to comprehend what had happened. I felt a strong urge to tell someone, so I got up, and the next time I had my mother alone, I told her. I don't know how she handled the situation, but up to this day we never speak about it. It feels like it's my burden to carry and it's my fault it happened. I should have known better...now, trusting people is something I find extremely difficult to do.
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