Andrea's PrayerA Story by Mary QuastHow a teen and her sister handle a pregnancy that was a result of a date rape.Note: This story was recently featured in Voices of Survivors Anthology released by Vanilla Heart Publishing.
Andrea was a 15year old. She was a good student and an artist. She loved her family, loved God and listened to her heart. Andrea was a small, slender girl who was well liked by many different groups of people. Shortly after Christmas she broke up with her boyfriend. She was beginning to feel uncomfortable around his friends. They were into sex and drinking. This was a scene that she wanted out of. Unfortunately, the boy didn’t accept the break up very well. His friends harassed her at school. He threatened to beat up every boy she talked to. He even drove past her house in the evenings. At one point he stopped in front of her house. Andrea’s parents were gone. When she answered the door he explained that he just wanted to talk. Andrea was suffering from a bad cold and was a bit groggy from a prescription the doctor had given her. He seemed sincere enough. With a box of tissue and a cup of tea, Andrea listened as he poured his heart out to her and apologized for his and his friends’ behavior. He seemed harmless when he followed her when she went to feed her fish and take care of a load of laundry for her mom. Andrea let her guard down after a coughing spell and let him give her a hug. The gentle hug suddenly turned aggressive. “If I can’t have you,” he growled, “no one will.” |