My name is Adam.
I go to work
at my daily activity every day.
Before, I had a friend
who worked there too.
Her name was Tina.
We hung out during breaks.
Sometimes she helped me
with different things.
One day, Tina
sat really close to me on the couch.
I thought she was sitting too close
so I moved.
After a while,
she touched my thigh
near my penis.
I really didn’t like it.
It was hard to speak up
because she was my friend.
I didn’t want her
to get angry.
I did not tell anyone
about what happened.
The staff at my home
said I should invite Tina over
for my birthday.
I did not want to.
The staff wondered why.
They nagged me
about how I should invite her.
Finally, I started crying
and told them what happened.
I think someone on the staff
talked to Tina after that.
Because she did not touch me anymore.
We are not friends anymore.
You always have the right
to say no
if someone touches you
against your will.
If someone wants
to touch you
they have to check
to make sure that you want that, too.
This is called
consent.
You do not have to
keep seeing
someone who makes you
feel bad.
Tell someone
you trust
about what happened.
