Don't be naïve, don't trust easily.

"Leticia! Common let's go, it is already 06:00 PM, it might be dark going into Aunt Mary house". What are you still doing there? My sister, Jenny kept on nagging me . That's her, always the impatient one. I just finished washing dishes while she was in - charge of cleaning our dining table after eating.

Don't you have an assignment Jenny? I asked my sister while I was preparing my notebooks that I needed to bring. I still have a lot of assignments. I need to finish everything , (signed). Sometimes being in a star section puts a lot of pressure. Teachers, as well as schoolmates, have high expectations. Thanks God it's my last year in High school (senior high).

Let's go Jenny, bring all you need. We bid goodbye to our parents and started walking into Aunt Mary's house. We sleep in her house every night. She is just alone since her husband, who is my Father's cousin died, a few years ago. She had two children, Mark and Cath and they are already working in the city. She talked to our parents to have this set up in order for her to have someone with every night incase of emergency. Houses in the countryside are far from each other.

Then every morning we are gonna go home again, we need to go to school. It was not on hassle in our part as it was just a five minutes walk . Besides, we love her cooking. Hehe, my sister and I can't help but to eat dinner again in her house. Aside from that she also gives us some money sometimes, additional for our allowance or buy some things we need at school.

Cath was also nice to us, in fact she promised she will be the one to buy a new dress for me at the end of the year if I have an award. Mark, on the other hand, helps us sometimes in fetching water every time we take a bath in the deep well. We really appreciate it. We are close to them and we treat Mark like a brother.

Aunt Mary we are here, I was knocking at the door while calling her. The door opened and, Oh , Leticia come in. It was Mark who opened the door. Nanay (we address Mother) was in the kitchen preparing dinner.
As I was walking to the kitchen I could smell the mouth- watering pork adobo. Hey Jenny, it seems like we're gonna have a scrumptious dinner. I told my sister while smiling. You can't blame us, my mother seldom cooked meat not because she didn't want to but because it did not fit in her budget.

Some my virtual friends, might not be familiar with it, so I attached a recipe of pork adobo.

Leticia wake up, wake up. I was still in the dreamland while hugging a pillow but my sister woke me up. It is already 04:30 in the morning. Let us go home. You still have a class. My sister keeps on nagging me, I don't have a choice but to get up. After we bid goodbye to our Aunt, we went home.

Jenny is not going to school today as she needs to accompany my Mom. So I went alone in the deep well to take a bath. There is no water supply in our house. Water in stock is only for drinking, cooking and washing our dishes. I was thankful Mark was there. Leticia, go take a bath, I will be the one to pump to have some water. Oh, thanks a lot cousin. You are really a savior. How I wish you were here everyday. I told Mark happily.

I was done taking a bath and I was drying my hair before I went home. I was already shivering. Who wouldn't if you took a bath in an open area at 5AM, of course with your clothes on. I was about to pick up my pail, when I felt that Mark was at my back.

Yes, Couz? ( couz abbreviation of cousin in our term) Thanks a lot. I'm going home, it's cold, grrrr.

Mark did not answer. I was already holding my pail when I felt he suddenly hugged me tight (back hug). I couldn't move as he was strong. Then his hands started caressing my stomach down to my thighs.

Then he whispered into my ears " Oh Leticia, you're no longer the kid who used to roam around. Indeed you are now a well grown young lady. Just by looking at you makes me aroused. What if I gonna rape you"?

Closing thoughts.

It may not be a pleasant to read but this is was the sad reality nowadays. Sometimes, women are actually harassed, sexually abused by someone they share the same blood. That someone who is supposed to protect them, yet the opposite happened.
I am not saying do not trust your relatives, but what I was trying to be careful.

You might be one of the victims.

Before I bid goodbye, thank you baby girl @Expelliarmus30 for renewing your sponsorship. Yes, that's my endearment to her as she remind me of my favorite niece