Anonymous

I was eight years old when someone first touched me in a sexual way.

When someone touched me without my permission. Since then no one touches me unless I let them—I’m 27 this year.

And even when it happens, I’m still not sure I want them to.

The writer hopes that this story gives someone hope. She says, “My past no longer defines me, I do not let it hold me back. I go through the world unharmed and only slightly altered.”