They told me not to report him… because he’s the football star.

I’m 16. After school, something happened. He followed me. He said things that made me freeze. Then he touched me. I didn’t know what to do. I told a teacher I trusted. She looked me in the eye and said: 👉 “Are you sure you want to make that kind of accusation? He has a future.” A future? What about mine? Now I sit in class and don’t say a word. I see him in the halls, laughing with his friends. Like nothing ever happened. He walks free. And I’m the one carrying the shame. I feel invisible. I did everything I was told—speak up, be brave. But when I did, they told me to stay quiet. So I’ll ask: Why do schools protect athletes more than girls????Why does his future matter more than what happened to me??!!!!