George set up a night out. We left in the evening for a nice date night out at the movies. On the way there, he picked up Pete, for a ride he needed. While we drove, Pete put a gun to my head, and we pulled over. I had no idea where we were, and Pete told me to get in the back seat with him. George told me to do as he says, even as Pete told me to get undressed. He told me to lie down on the seat as he undid his pants. As he started to have sex with me, George started taking pictures, and cheering on the show. I could not help getting ill and vomiting in the back of the car. George uploaded the pictures online to be used later in a divorce to prove adultery. He had a 16yo girlfriend he wanted. Pete just wanted to have me, but denied anything until the pictures came out, than admitted to an affair we had for years. I don’t know which part of this hurt the most.
— Ella, age 35
Dear Ella – thank you so much for sharing your story here. I can’t imagine all of the emotions you must be feeling and I don’t think you have to know which part hurts the most – sometimes it just hurts. All of it. I would really encourage you to find a therapist to talk to; to help you deal with everything you are going through and help unload some of the weight of what you’re carrying. Over time they can give you ways to help you cope and work through all off those emotions and heal. You deserve that and NOT what happened to you. You deserve love and hope and peace and healing. Sending you all of those things!! Love, Alexis