Nikita slowly returned to the present and broke out of her trance.
Turning to Vanessa, she said, “I did not report the assault to law enforcement because of a previous experience in which I was not taken seriously or treated in a trauma-informed way when I reported. The ordeal was so harrowing; to me, it was worse than the actual s****l assault”.
Taking a moment to recall that long-suppressed memory, Nikki continued. “I was in high school. My personality was pretty much the same as it is now. I have always been bubbly and overly friendly I guess,” she elaborated with a shrug.
“Anyway, there was this teacher who took my friendliness to mean I was into him, and he touched me inappropriately. The first time he did it I was shocked and did not know what exactly had happened, so I chalked
