In year 10 which would be 4 years ago now. I had dated a guy at Highschool. We used to hang around with some 12 year old boys. Even though it was right in front of the School’s office & chapel he used to hit us. On the muscels. I figured it was so we couldn’t fight back. He had also been studying up on pressure points.
I also had to go get ice for my brusies. It started on my right arm. Then at some point it went to my left arm. I don’t know how bad the boys turned out. But it seems none of us said anything about it. I eventually got asked what was going on after a while. I told them so they rang up his mother. Who turned out to be a childcare worker.
Sometime later that year he greeted me a few times by smashing his fist into my left shoulder. Over the years with Basketball it’s turned into a really bad injury where if I use it too much or too long it hurts it even if I get too cold.
Ocassionaly my arm muscels will hurt but mainly on the left arm. Sometimes depending on the light you can still see the brusies.
The reason I’m writing about this now is cause the other day when my mum was pulling into our street I saw him in another car. I got really scared. I should’ve said something when he started. But I live in pain & fear of people hurting me & will for the rest of my life cause I was too scared to speak up when I was 15.
If anything like this happens to any of you or someone you know you shoild speak up & tell someone. Get it to stop. Abuse has lasting effects. So do what I wasn’t brave enough to do & tell.