RIVER

"River?"

I am not sure who was calling me, but I was out of the house, crossing the road, without even checking who it was that was calling after me. All I saw as I crossed the road was red. Men and boys are stupid, and I could not believe this had happened to me.

I march into my room and plop down onto the bed with my face connecting with the pillow as I begin to sob, shaking in tears. Why did I feel bad? Why did it feel like my heart was ripped out of my chest when I did not even ...