Speak Up!

     Hello.  I am a 13 year old girl, but was 12 yrs. old and in the 7th grade when this happened.

     My gym teacher, lets call him “Mr.Brown,” was in his mid to late forties, married, and had a daughter my age.

     I was in gym class one day and we were in our football unit. He had divided us into teams. I was just kinda a field player for my team and wasn’t really interested in what was going on.  Now when Mr. Brown came over to “check” on us, he decided he was going to play our quarterback for us.

     I didn’t care until he called me over be the center. He told me to bend over and hike the ball.  I told him I wasn’t comfortable with this, particularly since I was wearing shorts. 

     He told me I had to do it.  So, not wanting to get a bad grade, I did as I was told.

     But when I bent down to hike the ball, he didn’t reach for it.  He kept doing this over and over, but never once did he reach for the ball.  He made me do this almost six times that day.

      I am still confused and still feel violated and angry and sick about it all.  This all happened a little over a year ago, and my mom and family still don’t know.  My mother does still not know and i really want to tell her.. any suggestions on how?

     Listen to me,  if you can take your abuser to justice..do it!

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