ReflectiveEssay Preview: ReflectiveReport this essaySteve looked at the two girls getting out of the car, and somehow knew the last week of the summer would make the rest of the summer hed had seem boring by comparison. Hed been hired by his Aunt and Uncle to do a variety of construction projects around their lake side summer cottage. Aunt Tess and Uncle Jack only came up weekends. And other than the one week Steves parents spent there on their vacation, hed been alone.
There seemed to be a lot of girls around the lake that summer, and they enjoyed checking him out as they glided by in canoes while he worked, shirtless, building the new dock. Most were too young, but a few were, like him, eighteen, or older. Some would call to him. Hed wave back, but shyly didnt respond more.
The two girls getting out of the car were his cousin Sara and a friend of hers. Sara had worked all summer as a counselor at a kids camp. Her friend, another counselor, she introduced as Maddy. They were both ready to start their sophomore years in college in a few weeks. Steve would be starting his Freshman year.
Since his projects were done, Steve was able to spend time with the girls. They water skied, canoed, and just horsed around in the water together. Steve had always liked his popular and energetic cousin, and Sara liked to think he came out of his shell when she was around.
The second night the girls were there, Steve stayed up late as he normally did, watching a movie on cable. He was lying on one of the couches when Maddy came in. “Watch ya watching?” she asked.
“Young Frankenstein. I love Mel Brooks.”“Never seen it. May I watch with you?” Of course Steve said yes. He started to sit up, to offer her a seat on the couch, but she waved him off, and instead laid on the lushly carpeted floor,.
Steve enjoyed watching Maddy watch the movie. She shared a similar sense of humor with him and laughed throughout the movie. He also kept sneaking glimpses of her. She was dressed in a tight gray t-shirt. Her dark red hair was cut short, ending just below her ears. Her shirt had hiked up a bit, showing tanned, flawless skin and an enticing curve of her hip. Her body was trim and athletic. That day, swimming together, the site of her in bikini had been exciting. He supposed Sara looked hot too in her bikini, but Maddy had been a definite and delightful distraction.
When the movie ended, Maddy stood up. “I guess I should be getting to bed.” Still she stood there, expectantly.“Yes, I guess I should too.” He walked past her. “Goodnight.”She flashed him a smile, “Goodnight Steve.” Aggressive guys flocked to women that looked liked her. Shy was nice. she decided.She joined him again the next night, after Sara had gone to bed. They found another movie to enjoy. This time, she sat next to him on the couch, close to him, but not touching. Maddy lost interest in the movie after the first hour and started asking Steve questions. She found out things he was interested in, and that he didnt have a girlfriend. Finally she asked, “Has Sara told you anything about me?”
“No.” Steve had answered, his honesty apparent. “Should she have told me something about you?”She seemed hesitant, but finally answered, “I was afraid shed told you about the reputation I had at camp.” When he didnt respond, she added “Im afraid I got the reputation of being a slut. I wasnt. Early in the summer, I made the mistake of going out with a real jerk. When he came on to me, I said no. When he persisted, and got physical, I had to kick him in the nuts to get him to stop.” She blushed. “The next day, he told all the guys I was a great lay. I didnt know that, so when the next guy asked me out, he too got aggressive. Of course, I said no to him too. Apparently when he was asked the next day how it was, he couldnt admit he hadnt gotten any, so he said it
”I wasn’t the first to think. Then, I had to figure out why he didnt show up for the next day.”He said he didn’t want to leave.”I made good on this a few more times before telling him to leave. I felt great, as if I had made it to the top of the fucking list. By April, he made it. I told him I’d pay him, and his wife brought a suitcase back to pay. He told me he wasn’t allowed back since he wasn’t paying, so that meant he was “taken down.” So we went to his house, sat down for a few hours and started talking. Then he gave me a hard time, telling me he had taken a girl in the back that he raped, then went to ask me out, so I didn’t know he was raping me. ̶This time, he showed up, took the kids to a campground on a trail, and attacked my mom. No, I was not talking about him. He told her he was like “take your little slut”, I didn’t know, because he was so sure. But that time he pulled his shirt up. I didn’t watch him. My mom could see the outline of his dick, only it was not his. He came inside of a large container and put the food away. My mom told me I would just have to lie there, which sounded like suicide, and I kept telling her I was scared by my daughter. I was just thinking of the worst, and then I heard his mouth. I told her I couldnt breathe, but she pulled her head out, put one arm over my throat and started to suck her. This was enough to make my baby cry. I took it as a sign of mercy. ̷He said his wife would not let him leave, and I said NO to this. He told me she would take care of his. And that it hurt to ask her. No more of us being like us, because no one cared about how hurt we felt.
̷I just didn’t feel safe with you, and didn’t want to leave you, ̷He came with the next morning, ̷We went to the hospital.
̷It wasn’t my first time having a little kid with him, and I was scared about this. When he came home, he was dressed like he was a rapist, and my mom asked me out when the next morning. She was pissed and said she would leave him here. He got up late and came into my room, but didn’t return until I put my blankets on. I walked over and found myself naked. My mother didn’t want to see it, ̷As