one minute was all it took
he grabbed me
it happened so quickly I can't remember what he said
his friends laughing like he just cracked a joke
dozens of people around me and nobody said a word
not one person asked 'are you ok?'
fighting back tears as we left the classroom to go to recess
pretending as if nothing happened
having to see him almost every day as if nothing happened
terrified that he would do it again
memories of that day echo in my head
wondering how it all would've gone down if I had the courage to speak up
to tell someone what had happened
what if he did it to someone else
did my silence allow him to go without any consequences for his actions
could breaking it have gotten him what he deserved
I will always wonder about what would have happened
but will I be able to stop worrying about something like this happening again?
when?