Dear Queenie,
I haven’t had my period for the month of May and I was supposed to get it around the ending of the month.
I am worried because I did not have my period. I keep seeing the white, but the red is not coming and I keep feeling my tummy hurting but nothing happens.
Something terrible happened to me and I don’t know how to explain it to my dad because I am scared. You see, my cousin forced me to have sex with him last month so that is why I am so scared.
Queenie, could I be pregnant? I hope not because I am only 16 and I am scared. No one knows what happened to me so please help me soon.—Scared Girl
Dear Scared Girl,
I don’t know why you should be afraid to tell your father you were raped. It wasn’t your fault and you are not to blame in any way. However, if you feel you can’t talk to him about it, tell a female relative or teacher you trust, or go to the Women’s Desk or Safe Haven for help.
You must see a doctor immediately to be examined for injuries from the rape and possible STDs or worse. And yes, it is possible that you are pregnant. If so, you will have to decide whether you want to have the baby, and the decision should be made very soon.
I strongly advise filing a complaint against your cousin with the police. He must be prevented from doing anything like this again, and you will feel much better if you stand up to him and fight back against what he did to you.
And if he threatened to harm you if you told anyone, he must be punished for that too, and you must be protected from him.
