03/10/2025
You killed her.
Last summer, I got so excited to go home to have a vacation. Little did I know what awaited me.
It was a very calm night. The sky was very clear. I watched the stars. It was so beautiful and mesmerizing when I heard someone crying across my room. It gets louder as I go closer. I saw my cousin laying in bed sobbing and telling me her body hurt and how my uncle did her wrong. He touched her body and won't stop, even if she is crying and begging for help. . She asked me if she was a bad kid, and that's her punishment for not behaving. My heart is crushed. I hugged her so tight and told her everything would be alright, and part of me blamed myself.
I told her to be strong and fight—the message that I would tell myself. The very next morning I wake up and everyone is crying I knew for sure she told them the truth tears start dropping in my eyes I felt relieved but my heart start beating fast when I felt cold breeze around my shoulder I start running outside my room and found my body's cousin she killed herself I cried in disbelief I asked my family what happen and you told me that she wakes up after having a bad dream and told you a story but you didn't believe her. I remembered she told me that this happen many times but you told her to forget about it and move on how could you tell her to stop lying and make up stories that never happen she is JUST 12 years old how would she know about those stuff you even beat her 💔 my knees collapse and said "ma, pa, I believe her because it happened to me " I saw in her my younger self.
I experienced the same thing, and I tried to forget about it but it doesn't get better. I never had the courage to tell it to anyone, but she is strong enough to tell her story. I can't believe she did that, but I don't blame her. My family did this to us; they should known better and stop shutting us down because they don't want to destroy our family reputation. That day you killed her and me.
When I hear her story it broke me and it still haunt me till today 💔
