Confessions of a Teenage Rape Survivor

Before she was raped, almost sixteen-year-old Allison Sommer knew exactly what she wanted and was in total control of her life.

Get through high school, go to college to appease her dad, somehow stay fit, lithe, and athletic through all the stress and become a professional cheerleader. Normal teenage stuff.

Until she was raped.

Now Allison isn’t sure what she wants anymore, so she just goes through the motions, hoping that eventually she’ll be able to go back to normal.

That doesn’t happen, especially when she finds out she’s pregnant.

The MTV commercials emphasize that she has nothing to be ashamed of and guide viewers to some website like don’t-be-a-victim.com and a support hotline.

But no one warns her that the aftermath is more difficult than the rape itself, that her family’s efforts to be supportive make her feel more alone and confused than she ever felt without their support.

But Allison doesn’t plan on letting anyone force her to do anything again, not like her rapists did, even if it makes her already difficult enough life more difficult.

Uncensored and unflinchingly honest, these are the confessions of a teenage rape survivor.