This is the continuation of  “The Secrets We Carry: Stories of Molestation” Read Part 1 here.

Carla was the first to open up about her story. She told it very straightforwardly.
“My story is really simple. It ends in 4 or 5 sentences. It effect on me, however, was beyond what words can explain. I [...]

“It all revolves around the number five. When I was young, I was known to be ghannoujet el beit. People would always come to cuddle me, I never said no! I was young when these experiences happened to me and I do remember them as if they happened yesterday, like a nightmare that will never end. Every time I face it, I make it disappear for a while, only to sneak up on me a couple of months later [...]

Quand je me suis décidée à me confier à ma meilleure amie, elle m’a répondu tout simplement : « je n’te crois pas. C’est juste que les mecs dans ta vie t’ont déçue une fois de trop. »
Je ne voulais pas la bombarder d’arguments. J’étais sure de mon identité. Je voulais qu’elle en soit sure aussi. J’étais décidée à [...]

Life is a series of variables. We can’t be sure of anything. We make plans and we aim for certain objectives in our future that we know for a fact we need to have ultimately. Despite everything that changes and everything that disappears, we know that eventually and ultimately we want to reach this goal. [...]

Ok, so, coming out! The big bad wolf that eats up all our energy! Why do we all feel so threatened by this experience? We walk around a dark room for three days trying to figure out the perfect words to say so we could simply affirm our identity, our sexuality, our selves. We try [...]

Ah, Relationships…
Challenging as they are, we all love to feel safe and warm in a cosy little cocoon: A safety net from the world and the societies that haunt us, a support system when everything else fails, and most of all, someone to go back to at the end of the day. Sometimes, we get [...]