Read on Twitter
I have only told a handful of people my biggest, darkest secret but I feel that I am ready to share this story with you. If it helps even just one person not feel so alone, then I have done my job.
This is a thread. Please keep reading...
1/5
This is a thread. Please keep reading...
1/5
TW/Rape
My parents took me to a beach resort when I was 16 years old. On the plane, I met a man named Peter. He was a dentist and he looked to be in his low forties. We had a nice conversation and he seemed to be a good person.
2/5
My parents took me to a beach resort when I was 16 years old. On the plane, I met a man named Peter. He was a dentist and he looked to be in his low forties. We had a nice conversation and he seemed to be a good person.
2/5
A few days into my trip, I was alone on the beach and Peter comes up to me and tells me that he wants to show me something in his room. I went with him, even though something inside myself warned me that maybe I shouldn’t. Once we were in his room, he lit up a joint.
3/5
3/5
Before I knew what was happening, Peter had me pinned down on the bed. I could not move and I kept yelling ‘no’ over and over again. I eventually stopped saying no because I knew it was futile. Peter raped me and took my virginity away in just a few short minutes.
4/5
4/5
I will never forget the feeling of helplessness. There was nothing I could have done to stop him from doing what he did to me. This was not my fault. I hope this story helps whoever has been through a sexual assault. Just know that I feel your pain and that you are not alone.
Several people, on this thread, have asked if Peter was ever prosecuted. He wasn’t. I never had the courage to tell my parents. I was too ashamed and embarrassed. I also didn’t want them to carry the pain that this happened to their daughter. 
