Please Tell Someone

This is a true story. I hope it will help someone in this situation. Please tell Someone!

My best friend Patty lived next door to me. We were about 6 years old. Patty lived with her parents and a sister that was older. Our Moms were also good friends. We would spend the night at each others house.
A few years later, Pattys parents got divorced. Shortly after that, her Mom
re-married. I was now 10 years old and my Mom told me that Patty had to move away to another state. I was so upset and confused. Patty and I spent every minute we could with each other till the day finally came. We had to say goodbye. I cried for days.
Our Moms kept in touch and I'm so glad. All I have is wonderful memories of my friend.
Now we are grown up and Pattys Mother passed away. I spoke to Patty on the phone. She wanted to come see me. I was so excited and nervous, it had been so long. Patty came to my house and it was like old times, we talked for hours. It was so nice. Then Patty got quiet and sad. What's wrong Patty, I asked her. It took her awhile but she finally told me what was wrong. This is what she said, "My step-father has been sexually abusing me since I was 8 years old. I told my sister but she said not to tell Mom. So I didn't. Now my Mom is gone and I wonder if I should of told her, but its to late now. How could he do this to me?" We both cried. She was scared to see him at her Mothers funeral.
Patty decided that she would go to the police and tell everything, but she was to late. Her Step-father passed away.
I wish she told her Mother what was going on so he could of been stopped. I feel so bad for her, that she has to live with this forever.

Reviews

[ZakLeonRamsey]

Jesus Christ, this is one emotional story you have told us, which I like because you are advertising, which I like because you are encouraging people to spread the message across society, as much as possible. You won't be the first and you won't be the last. This is such a difficult step to go through, isn't it? As a ten year old, I would find that one would find that situation such a horrible thing to go through, and it would be for anybody who would come across this precise situation, or a situation necessarily relevant to this one.

[sette]

this is a good piece donna, i have counseled more than a handful with this problem, the process of accepting that it is not one's fault is the most difficult step and sometimes fear takes over. Especially that it happened during the formative years, and the realization that there is no one to talk to or even understand and that is what saddens me the most.

[Donna]

I appreciate that!

[sette]

thanks so much