A man in his early fifties was the first one to speak “Ms. Porter, my name is Harvey Gump; I’m the Regional vice president for Wentworth Foundation how do you do?” the man laid his hand out to Bette

The brunette took the man’s hand and shook it “I’m well sir thank you and you?”

“I’m good young lady and this gentleman on my right is the Deputy US General Counsel Stephen Palchuk, next would be Kathy Valerio, VP for medical affairs and last but not the least Wentworth Foundation’s CEO, Sean Wentworth”

The brunette shook hands with the executives one by one and when finally it was the CEO’s turn, her nervousness increased a thousand fold, for Sean Wentworth was known to be an arrogant son of a bitch. 

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Tina—Can I ask you a question?

Lisa—Go ahead

Tina—Like me you are also a rape victim, when you were in the healing process did you feel that you can reach that place where you can get your life back?

Lisa— At first no. I had my doubts. I was so scared and angry; at the same time I thought I am not gonna have that control back into my life again and no one will ever love me. It was hard for me to talk about what happened even to those people who truly love me but then I realized what my stepfather did to me was stealing something that was more precious than gold, my virginity but what he didn’t take away from me was the kind of person that was and is still inside of me. A person who is strong, bright and kindhearted. Eventually I found personal strength in the process of recovery and told myself, yes; I was a victim of abuse but refuse to stay one for very long.

The blonde sighed heavily

Tina— You’re lucky because you have a great and loving family who supported you thru your entire ordeal

Lisa—It’s true that having a strong and solid support from a loved one or family is very important in the healing process but you have to also understand that there is no one way to recover, your journey is unique to you. You may not have a strong family ties just like mine but it doesn’t mean that its’ the end of the world for you, you have a beautiful daughter and you have Bette.  You just need to find that courage deep within yourself, you need to believe that you are a strong person capable of getting over all the abuse and all the bad things that you did to others.