I told him I couldn’t swim… In his honor I will learn how to swim

I thought at first he was my mom’s cousin. My moms been married 3 times, she gets the family members confused as well. So when he was standing in our kitchen, I thought it was okay. Then I remember thinking how weird it was when he called me honey. I told my mom I didn’t like the name but she insisted. In her mind, it could have happened. <br><br>They tried to marry when I was born, and now that my dad had passed, he was back to try for her. <br><br>Now I know she’ll read this and get mad but he was weird. She even knew he was a convicted felon, and that he went to prison for attempted rape. <br><br>For anyone who has read my others stories, you know I have a hard time telling when someone has ill intent. I was so surprised by the fact my mom dated him that I never would have been able to stay with him at the same house when my mom was away. <br><br>Now I know that to most people, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out someone who has been to prison for attempted rape is a bad guy. The fact he was trying to marry my mother also should have been enough. Not me, I trusted him. <br><br>Back to the story. The weekend of the wedding, my mother said she was going out with my aunts. She had left early, during the time of when he was sleeping, but I saw her leave. <br><br>I didn’t know what to do. And like I said, I didn’t think he was bad. I didn’t like him, but I didn’t think he was a bad guy. So I went to his room and woke him up. I told him my mom had left and I didn’t want to be alone. He said he was tired and that we could just sleep together. <br><br>I said okay and we both fell asleep in his bed. <br><br>I was scared and sad. I just turned 12 and I didn’t want a step dad. I didn’t like his boys. So I was just trying to sleep it off. When I was awoken, I saw he was standing in the doorway of the room. <br><br>“Why are you in here?” He asked <br><br>I screamed, “Where were you going? Why were you in my room?” <br><br>He said, “You told me it was okay” <br><br>I said, “No! I told you we could sleep in YOUR room” <br><br>He started walking towards me and I started screaming. I ran out of the room and down the stairs and out the front door. <br><br>He chased me down. I was just in pajamas. No shoes, and it was raining at the time. So when I hit the wet pavement my feet flew out from under me and I fell. I knew he was behind me so I got up and ran into the woods. <br><br>I’ve lived in the same house my whole life, so I knew those woods. I grabbed a branch and started hitting him with it. <br><br>I thought at first he was my mom’s cousin. My moms been married 3 times, she gets the family members confused as well. So when he was standing in our kitchen, I thought it was okay. Then I remember thinking how weird it was when he called me honey. I told my mom I didn’t like the name but she insisted. In her mind, it could have happened. <br><br>They tried to marry when I was born, and now that my dad had passed, he was back to try for her. <br><br>Now I know she’ll read this and get mad but he was weird. She even knew he was a convicted felon, and that he went to prison for attempted rape. <br><br>For anyone who has read my others stories, you know I have a hard time telling when someone has ill intent. I was so surprised by the fact my mom dated him that I never would have been able to stay with him at the same house when my mom was away. <br><br>Now I know that to most people, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out someone who has been to prison for attempted rape is a bad guy. The fact he was trying to marry my mother also should have been enough. Not me, I trusted him. <br><br>Back to the story. The weekend of the wedding, my mother said she was going out with my aunts. She had left early, during the time of when he was sleeping, but I saw her leave. <br><br>I didn’t know what to do. And like I said, I didn’t think he was bad. I didn’t like him, but I didn’t think he was a bad guy. So I went to his room and woke him up. I told him my mom had left and I didn’t want to be alone. He said he was tired and that we could just sleep together. <br><br>I said okay and we both fell asleep in his bed. <br><br>I was scared and sad. I just turned 12 and I didn’t want a step dad. I didn’t like his boys. So I was just trying to sleep it off. When I was awoken, I saw he was standing in the doorway of the room. <br><br>“Why are you in here?” He asked <br><br>I screamed, “Where were you going? Why were you in my room?” <br><br>He said, “You told me it was okay” <br><br>I said, “No! I told you we could sleep in YOUR room” <br><br>He started walking towards me and I started screaming. I ran out of the room and down the stairs and out the front door. <br><br>He chased me down. I was just in pajamas. No shoes, and it was raining at the time. So when I hit the wet pavement my feet flew out from under me and I fell. I knew he was behind me so I got up and ran into the woods. <br><br>I’ve lived in the same house my whole life, so I knew those woods. I grabbed a branch and started hitting him with it. I remember the feeling of the branch hitting his ribs. But he wasn’t in pain, it just made him mad. He hit me in the head and I fell. <br><br>I remember him picking me up and putting me over his shoulder. I was in so much pain, I couldn’t fight back. That’s when I heard someone run up behind him. <br><br>I saw a tall guy with short black hair, brown eyes, and a big smile on his face. He looked scary, but I could tell he was here to help. <br><br>“Need help little girl?” He asked. I nodded, “Yes, Please” <br><br>And with that, he punched my soon to be step father right in the face. I felt myself falling and when I landed it hurt so bad. I couldn’t move. The guy picked me up and started carrying me towards my house. <br><br>“Sir, I can walk” I said, but he told me no. <br><br>He was much stronger than me. We walked to the door and he knocked. It didn’t take long for my mom to answer. She saw me in his arms, and started hitting him. <br><br>My grandfather came out and grabbed her. The guy started talking and explaining what had happened. Then the police and the ambulance came. They took me to the hospital, and they found out I couldn’t walk. My legs were broken, but they told me it was going to be okay. It wasn’t too bad and I would be able to walk again. <br><br>My mom was crying. In all the years, I’ve never seen my mom cry. But that day she was so upset. She thought at first she had been raped because she was passed out, but the guy told her he thought she had been drinking. It made sense. We had been arguing about him for weeks, and she told me she was just going to the store. So when she came back, she was drunk. <br><br>She is still mad he lied to her, but she loves him for saving me. She married him a few months later. I call him dad, and he’s the best dad anyone could have. My mom and him are still together. <br><br>So let’s not meet. I hope he doesn’t read this but if you do, I love you.