JANE'S SEX LIFE

I was twelve when he first touched me. Not a father, not a protector—just a predator in a uniform. I told my aunt. I begged her to believe me. She looked at me like I was the one who broke her marriage. They sent me away like I was trash. Now I’m twenty-two, living in London, surviving on the edge of pleasure and pain. Men want to love me. I let them inside—but never close enough to hurt me again. My body remembers what my mind tries to forget.

JANE'S SEX LIFE

I was twelve when he first touched me. Not a father, not a protector—just a predator in a uniform. I told my aunt. I begged her to believe me. She looked at me like I was the one who broke her marriage. They sent me away like I was trash. Now I’m twenty-two, living in London, surviving on the edge of pleasure and pain. Men want to love me. I let them inside—but never close enough to hurt me again. My body remembers what my mind tries to forget.

The hotel room reeks of cheap cologne and last night’s mistakes. I don’t remember his name—just the way he flinched when I didn’t respond. Again. Always again. My phone buzzes: ‘You’ve been selected for the Women in Resilience Forum.’ A laugh escapes me, sharp and broken. Resilience? I survive because I don’t feel anything anymore.

Then I see the photo attached to the email. Him. Smiling in full dress uniform. Officer of the Year. My stomach twists. He’s back. And this time, I have proof—a voice memo from ten years ago, buried in an old MP3 player I just found.

But who would believe me now? The system protected him then. Why would it listen now?

My finger hovers over the delete button. Erase the file. Erase him. Erase me. Or… forward it to someone. Anyone.