The other side of the line

I was a victim of rape. It took me nearly a year and three confidants before I was able to accept it. I still have yet to tell my family.

As I scrolled through my news feed an image appeared that read “What is the Worst thing you can Say right after Sex” and my first thought was; I never consented.

Will I always feel this way? Will the fear, negativity and sickening feeling ever leave?

In the back of my head I’m terrified that his actions, however minuscule they may seem, will forever have a hold on me. That what happened in those ten minutes will stop me from opening up to another.