I was 14 at the time. I had very bad teeth so I had to wear braces. My doctor was an older man, mid 40s or so. For every appointment, my dad would come with me and go in the doctors office while my doctor was working on my braces. After a while, my dad stopped coming in with me because he got bored of just sitting around and waiting. Instead, my dad would just drop me off and pick me up after 30 mins.
A few appointments after being just me in the doctor's office. I'd be laying down on the bed-thing, the doctor would be cleaning/fixing whatever my teeth needed and while doing that he would rest his fingers on my chest. Slowly sliding toward my boob area.
I was 14 and confused. I hadn't had a boyfriend yet, or anything close to it. I just knew it made me feel uncomfortable. I didn't say anything though, I thought maybe I was just imagining things, I didn't know what to make of that.
The next appointments, this doctor would have me lean over a counter and he would lean on me. Having his crotch and general genital area resting on my body. He touched me several times.
I had no idea what to do.
It never got worse than that though. Eventually, I decided I don't want my teeth getting fixed that much. I stopped going.
I know what you're thinking. I should have said something.
But no. I decided to keep it to myself. I'm 30 now, and I still don't regret it.
I'm from a country where law enforcement is a joke. If you want justice, you gotta do it yourself under your terms. I knew exactly what my father would have done. I love my father with all my heart and I would never put my dad in a position where he would do something that will haunt him the rest of his life.
As for me, I understand what happened. I understand it happens. I not in any way scared for life. But coming from where I come from, injustice is an everyday thing, I learned to accept that it was part of our lives. And if you want justice you have to do it yourself.
I have a wonderful life now, I moved to the U.S. And I have a wonderful family with a loving husband and two beautiful children. Now, my children will grow up safer and I know, even here, things can happen but I'll raise my kids without putting them in a bubble and over protecting them. I want to raise these kids to see what the real world is like and if something like this were to happen they can speak up and justice will do its job. It's safer here, it is. And I'm glad.