Chip Chick
This college student experienced a severe injury after her boyfriend ignored her physical boundaries.
They met through their parents’ friendship and started dating during college. But their light-hearted relationship soon took a dark turn when their second time in the bedroom ended in a trip to the emergency room.
In an intimate romantic context, her boyfriend asked her to perform the splits since she had a background in dance.
When she could not complete a full split, he pushed her, ignoring her pleas that he stop.
“The only reason he stopped was because I screamed after he had pushed too far, and I couldn’t even stand up on my own without it burning,” she shared.
“When I told him to call an ambulance, he said I was “overreacting” and that “I should know how he likes to joke around.”
The horrifying story doesn’t end there; once they finally called the ambulance, doctors found that she’d torn muscle tissue and that the injury would need surgery and rehabilitation.
Not only would this mean missing in-person classes, but she had also recently secured a job she would be unable to work.
She wrote, “I have a full-time job and about a week of PTO, but because I’ll be gone longer, I’ll be taking an LOA and won’t be able to go on a vacation that’s already paid for (although I’m hoping to get a refund but not sure if I can).”
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