Imagine waking up in the house of your childhood best friend and realizing you have to sneak out at dawn just to avoid running into her dad.
Last night, this 16-year-old girl had a sleepover at her 16-year-old best friend’s house. She’s been close to her friend and her family since she was 11 or 12.
Her best friend’s family actually calls her their second daughter, since she’s constantly at their house or invited to go on trips with all of them.
“Nothing out of the ordinary has ever happened until yesterday. When I first said hi to her dad, he talked to me like normal when she was with me, but then when she left, he started talking about how beautiful I was,” she explained.
“Now, he’s given me compliments before, but this felt different. He very obviously looked me up and down, and lowered his tone of voice, not just saying pretty or something like that, but angelic and beautiful.”
“I did dismiss this as, like I said, he gives a lot of compliments, but I had a gut feeling something was up. Later on, we were sitting on the sofa with him, and I was cuddling their dog, but every time I glanced up, he was looking at me.”
Her best friend got up and went upstairs, but she stuck around a bit longer to play with the dog, and her best friend’s dad lingered as well.
Her best friend’s dad then once again began bringing up how gorgeous she was and how much she looked grown up. She instantly felt queasy and knew something was terribly wrong.
She attempted to jump up from the couch, but her best friend’s dad grabbed her by the arm, and hard, so he could pull her down right next to him.
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“My heart was beating so fast, and I felt frozen, so I just kept petting the dog, keeping my eyes on the sofa. He kept his hand on my arm, then started talking about how beautiful my hair was and started [combing] through it and touching my scalp with his other hand,” she added.
“At this point, I was scared he might actually do something, so I managed to regain my motor skills and jump up, though I had to physically yank my arm with how hard he was gripping it.”
“I ran up to her room, and couldn’t speak or anything, and was shaking hard. It was very late at night at this point, and I live almost two hours away by public transport, so I had no way to just go home.”
Her best friend could tell that something was going on, but ultimately dismissed it, and they fell asleep. Well, her best friend did, but she was unable to catch some shuteye after her best friend’s dad made a move on her.
She couldn’t get out of there fast enough the following morning, as she was scared to run into her best friend’s dad. She’s now wondering how to handle this.
If she tells her best friend, she’s concerned she might not believe her, or the truth could destroy their friendship. If her best friend does believe her, it could ruin her family. She can’t tell her own mom and dad for reasons she doesn’t want to get into, so that’s not a solution.
“I’m going to see her dad a lot in the coming weeks as we are going to university open days across the country together, and they have invited me on holiday with them next summer,” she continued.
“I never want to set foot in her house again while he’s there, as I’m actually terrified of that happening again. It was such a violating experience from someone whom I thought of as family to me, but I also can’t afford to lose her friendship as she genuinely means the world to me.”
“It is such an inconvenient time as well, as we have insanely important exams next week, and my birthday the week after that. Has anyone been in a similar situation?”
If telling her parents is out of the question, she should say something to her best friend and her best friend’s mom at the same time. Her best friend’s dad already ruined his own family with his creepy behavior; it’s not her fault he’s like this.
She absolutely should alert a trusted adult to what happened and let his family know what he’s doing behind their backs. And she should never put herself in a position where she is alone with him ever again.
What advice do you have for her?
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