I was thrilled. I had been asked to the prom, the biggest night of the year, by the guy that everyone wanted to date. I was the envy of all of my friends. I couldn’t believe that this was happening to me! I knew that this was going to be the best night of my life.
We met some friends at the dance and started taking tons of pictures. I was having fun with my friends but my date was bored and impatient. Finally he told me that he wanted to leave so that we could be alone. I wasn’t sure that was such a good idea but I knew I didn't want our date to be over so soon. We got in the car and drove around for awhile. Then he stopped the car and started to force himself on me. I didn’t like it and I told him I wanted him to stop and to take me home immediately. He did take me home even though he seemed pretty mad at me. I talked to my parents and the counselor at school about what happened. I didn’t want anyone to get into trouble but I did think it was important for me to be able to talk to the adults that I trust. A few days after this happened we had an assembly on dating issues. During the assembly the presenter talked about the laws regarding sexual conduct. We all learned that certain types of sexual conduct are felonies. (ARS 13-1401-1406). I think it helped to hear how serious this can be. The guy who had been my prom date even apologized to me later in the day. I’m sure he and I won’t go out again but at least we can be polite to each other. I also know I won’t let myself get into a situation like that again.
On 04/26/04 vanessa from AZ said:
Ya, that really takes guts, I know what you mean but I am so glad that you did the right thing.
On 04/23/04 bree from UT said:
I think that is totally right what you did!!! I was in the same position you were just two weeks ago and I told my Mom and I didn't want to get him into trouble. He apologized and said that his friends told him to because they said it worked everytime. He figured out that it is against the law and I could get him in a lot of trouble... we are seeing each other now and he is a nice guy and I really like him!!!
On 04/14/04 Sirena from ME said:
I know what that can be like. It wasn't my prom but it was a date
with a close friend. It didn't get very far because I got out of the
car, But it could have been. I was really proud to know that you told
some one, I almost didn't. I got the apoligy too. We are still
friends but we never go for drives alone anymore. I know that we both
miss the close friendship, but I never want what happend befire to
happen again.
On 04/06/04 Rachel from Othr said:
You are very luky that that boy only did that to you. But you did the
right thing by telling someone. Oh and by the way, go on a date whith
someone you know so that you know they will not try anything like
that! :P
On 03/30/04 Shaina from OH said:
I think that it was great what you did. A lot of people would have been scared to tell, but it is always better to tell. Because you never know what he could have done
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