When I was 16 my step uncle touched me in my sleep. Even though I woke up in the middle of it, I was not brave enough to scream for help or stop him. The whole time I lay there, I couldn’t figure out why he was doing that and when it was going to end. As soon as he was finished and left, I changed out of the clothes and threw them away. I was terrified of telling someone, I was afraid they wouldn’t believe me, or that if they did, my cousins would lose the only father they have. At the age of 20, I haven’t yet shared this with anyone. I am afraid that I’ll be yelled at for having waited for so long or that no one will believe me.
