Me Too

There is this other part of the #metoo movement we ignore which is very important. Same sex abuse especially among secondary school students.


She woke me up at about past midnight when the night was as quiet as a cemetery.

She took me to the back of St. Mary’s hotel, put me down on the varender and told me someone sent her to talk to me to come stay in her bed tonight.

I already knew who she was talking about because the harassment has been on for a while.

She made me understand I would sleep out on the varender till dawn if I do not cooperate.

As a senior student(SS2) but powerless, I wasn’t naive either. 

I told my tormentor (SS3), I would rather sleep on here than go in her bed.

We stayed out there dragging words on my knees till she saw that the mission would truly be futile.

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