My best from was “attacked” at our school soccer field early this year. We’re both avid readers, and we read a lot of stories about girls getting raped. She always said that one out of 3 girls get raped in their lifetime. She use to joke that it’d be her. Now we don’t mention it. But because of what happened, she didn’t go to school for the rest of the semester. She was so traumatized and emotionally unstable, she started to fear people. She dropped out of our prestigious high school, and transferred to a less competitive school this new school year. Even that she couldn’t do. She couldn’t go to class, no matter how hard she tried. Right now, she’s at a special school. She goes to school once a week to talk to a teacher one on on. 
I don’t know what to say to her sometimes. I don’t want to prod her with personal questions she might not be up to answer, but I don’t want to totally avoid the topic if she’s looking for someone to tell this to. I just don’t know how to be there for her. 
At school, people think she transferred because she was failing and didn’t want to go there anymore. I’d love to tell them the truth to show how arrogant gossip is, but I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone. When people joke around with “I bet you’re going to get raped,” it tears me up sometimes. I just don’t know. 


Please, never joke around about such a horrible thing. My best friend’s life has completely turned for the worst because of it.

9:56 pm  •  18 January 2011  •  3 notes