(Jessie’s POV)
I was a little p*ssed at what he just said. So I had to make sure that didn't transfer into my words as I spoke. “Sooo, what?? You just never told anyone about any of this? I mean, you were a kid. Did you not go to an adult for help?” I was curious because it made no sense to me how Carl got away with that sort of behavior for years.
I mean, we're not talking about a one-off incident here. At what point do the adults stop and say 'Hey? Maybe there's something to all this?' Or was that asking for too much?
“I did, yes. But like you said, I was just a kid. And Carl was a very convincing liar. When I told my dad, he would lie and say I was just trying to get him in trouble because I was the one who hated him. He would cry and everything…
…It was worse with mom because he w
