Played

Intro

*Based on true events. Names in this story are changed to protect the identities of others.*

It happened on January 14, 2013. I got my clothes on, put on some makeup, and texted my man goodmorning. His name is Mark. He is 17, a senior, and I am 14, a freshman. He was a handsome, sweet, hardworking, and wise man.
As my dad dropped me off to the front of the school, I had seen my friend, Jewel. So, I got out the car and went up to her, right after saying "I love you" to my dad.
Jewel smoked me up on some good weed at the top of the hill, near our school. Then, she said we should ditch school to go smoke more weed. I thought this was a great idea. I never did anything bad. I always went to school, never skipped class, and got good grades. I felt like I deserved to be bad for a day.
So, I agreed. She also needed to charge her phone. We walked from the high school, all the way to Burger Barn. She bought us food, charged her phone, and said "We can go to my friend's house. He can smoke us up and we can get drunk."
I never got drunk before. I was definitely down. So, we walked to their apartment. It was only 2 streets away from Burger Barn. When we got there, it looked strange to me. There was a man at a desk, down the stairs. It was a very old apartment. Their unit was on the top floor. When we got there, Jewel just walked right in. Two men were sitting down. We all introduced ourselves. There names were Michigan and Rico.
We took a walk to the liquor store, shortly after getting acquainted.
Michigan went to get the bottle of alcohol because he was the only one who was over 21. I later found out that he was actually 26. He honestly did not look 26. Both men looked 17-21 years old, in my opinion.
While Michigan and Jewel kept heading towards the liquor store, Rico and I were walking along the green. He asked me how old I was. I told him that I'm 14 years old. He said he was 19.
My boyfriend at the time was 17. So, I didn't see an issue with the age at the moment. Especially, since I would never cheat on my boyfriend. So, even though I thought Rico was cute, I wasn't even thinking about sexual relations. I just wanted to hang out with some friends, drink for the first time, and smoke.
When we all got back to the apartment, we started drinking vodka. A blunt went around. I actually drank a lot and enjoyed myself for about 30 minutes. I drank so much, like I had seen in the movies. I wanted to make sure that I was drunk. Very drunk. After all, it was my first time.
Then, I got tired.
I was singing along to "the Motto" by Drake.
Rico was trying to kiss me while singing along with me. I remember telling him, "Stop. You know I have a boyfriend". The rest is quite a blur to me. I had passed out drunk right after that.
All of a sudden, I felt pain in my rear end. I woke up for a few seconds to the feeling of Rico shoving himself inside of me, forcefully. While he was trying to do that, Michigan was trying to force his penis in my mouth. I actually closed my mouth and kind of bit him. I got tired again instantly and I was in a lot of pain. Then, I screamed "Stop!", before passing out again. I didn't have much energy at all. The alcohol had defeated me. These men defeated me. I was completely knocked out.
I woke up around noon and was still in shock about where I was, and what had happened. Both men told us to lock up on the way out as if nothing happened, and left us there, in their apartment. I got my clothes on and started walking back to my high school with Jewel. I asked her, "Do you think we should tell somebody what happened?" And she replied, "No. I don't know... Maybe."
When we got to the high school, I immediately told a friend what had happened. Her name was Angie. She told my cousin, Seena, to call the police.  So, the police and ambulance arrived. The officers and EMT's asked me a bunch of questions. The questions were hard to answer but I knew I had to tell them everything. I knew not to lie to the police, ever. I was transported to the emergency room.
My whole family was there to meet me at the hospital. My father was always a strong man. I had never seen him cry before. Especially, not like this. He felt like he failed his duty as a father and as a protector. I will never forget the look in his eyes.
While I was being treated at the hospital, I had to take STD tests and a rape kit was done on me. The rape kit proved forced entry and the STD tests came back negative.
I had strangle marks around my neck that lasted about a week or so. I also had to describe what happened to me using dolls to the investigators. I'll never forget that either.
My dog pooped on my pillow the same night I came back from the hospital. I think he knew something was wrong. My dog never did that before in my life. It was strange. It's like he knew something was wrong.
After dealing with all of this, I decided to go back to school weeks later. I didn't know certain "friends" turned against me during this time. They claim I lied about the entire assault, which landed their friend, Michigan, in prison. Why is he friends with all these teenagers?
I'll tell you why!
He bought them all alcohol. Before age 21. He was preying on them all. Since I am the youngest of the group, I was the most naive. I was also tiny. So all that alcohol had me completely incoherent.
Why did it have to be me? Did he do this to others and no one spoke up?
A girl named Star that went to our school and hung around my friend group actually hid Michigan in her house. That's where the police found him. He hid for two weeks.
Rico actually got caught by the police, while with another underage girl, just a few days after it happened. Thank God they arrested him before he brought her up to his apartment.
I made a change. I did do something. Even though half my friends hated me after I got raped, I saved a girl from experiencing that pain. I did that by speaking up before it could happen to her.
Although, why do I feel like I did something so wrong? I started questioning my own sanity. My parents told me "It doesn't even matter if you were sitting there asking for it, you are still a little girl. He should have known better. He still belongs in prison."
People at school tried to make a rumor that I lied about my age. That isn't true. I had a boyfriend. I had no intent on cheating. Therefore, I had no reason to lie about my age to flirt with anybody. I told you all my story. I hope you believe me. I questioned myself for so long. The good news is, the police knew I wasn't lying. They helped me explain it, and they were very supportive. They had all of the proof and they knew every detail.
Michigan also took pictures and videos during the assault. The police found them on his phone. He also posted a picture of my butt on Facebook while I was knocked out with his tongue next to it. I had no idea. I didn't even know. I was literally passed out. It makes me sick to this day.
As an adult, I know what happened. I know I wasn't lying. I don't regret reporting it to the police. I'm happy that those men were locked away, before hurting more girls.
I'm very strong and I would do anything for anybody. I'm just happy it didn't happen to a girl younger, or even a girl who was a virgin. I wasn't a virgin. I think if I was, it would be much more traumatizing for me. Anyways, as the years progressed, I became "promiscuous", without even realizing it.