#MeToo Story Number 24 - By Anon.

I think I was 5 when it started. I don’t remember the exact time but I was in primary school. It was my uncle. He used to touch me and get me to touch him. I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, so I did what he asked me to do. Over the years he forced me to perform oral sex on him and it led to rape. From around the age of 5 - 18 he repeatedly beat, mentally abused and raped me. He told me I was his property and that if I ever wanted anything, I have to go to him. I kept it a secret because I was so scared of him. The exact year, month, time etc is hard because everything is so scrambled in my mind but my body remembers the encounters, almost as if my senses had memorised every single rape. I spoke out at the beginning of this year. My parents supported me but I lost the rest of my family. I’m 19. I thought it would get better but it hasn’t yet, I’m still hoping that it will.