Imagine for one moment that you are not yourself any longer. 
            
 Visualize instead that you are a young girl; old enough to know right 
            
 from wrong yet still young enough to be terrified by the dark shadows 
            
 in your room. It is a cool autumn night and your parents have opted 
            
 to attend a party which you are not allowed at. "It will be fine,?
            
 they say. Although you already know what is to come. Your uncle comes 
            
 over to watch you for the evening, and your parents are so pleased by 
            
 the fact that they do not have to find a sitter. As soon as he 
            
 arrives, your mother kisses you on the cheek and scurries out the door 
            
 to join your father already waiting in the car outside. The nightmare 
            
 begins. His slimy hands casually slide an ebony cartridge into the 
            
 VCR as he smiles at you seductively. You can feel his eyes worming 
            
 their gaze through your clothes every time that he looks at you. You 
            
 feel dirty and violated every time you think about what he does to you 
            
 when you are alone. He walks over to the couch and sits down next to 
            
 you. His hand slithers it way onto your knee and you cringe in 
            
 revulsion. "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you,?he chides. Your mind 
            
 feels panicky as you feel his touch in more intimate places and you 
            
 scream involuntarily. His grip tightens as he places his hand over 
            
 your mouth. "We'll have to do this the hard way!?comes his intense 
            
 whisper. You flail your arms at him, but it doesn't help. His 
            
 writhing massive body is on top of yours, and you feel so powerless. 
            
 Eventually, you sink into a sobbing heap and simply wait for his 
            
 passions to stop. You wait for the nightmare to end. When he is 
            
 done, you limp to the laundry room and try fruitlessly to get the 
            
 blood stains out of your clothes. It is all your fault... 
            
 Abuse: The violation or defilement of; 
            
 What you have just experienced is one type of abuse that 
            
 occurs millions...