A child disguised as an adult
I thought it was something everyone was able to see. A child disguised as an adult. 19 I wasn’t sure how to go about all the new that was around me. A new job, a new life, and a very long way from everything I once knew.
I found my mentor after a while of wandering around, unsure. He taught me a lot, and still offers his hand to help.
We were all supposed to be just hanging out. Then it was just me and the man I thought was supposed to look out for me, someone to look up to. There was no way he could see anything sexual about me, I was just a kid after all.
But I wasn’t a kid.
There was no disguise and I was only trying to fool myself.
He grabbed me softly by my hips and pulled me close. Quietly he whispered into my ear, and went for a kiss.
Shocked.
I pushed away, I told him goodnight.
In my eyes, he was a grown man preying on a young girl. But that wasn’t the case at all.
I was an adult.
And that was the night I realized I’ve grown.
I learned how to do a lot on my own after that night.