Teenager: Not yet a woman, already a prey

Coming of age under the eyes of bad men.

Photo by Suhyeon Choi on Unsplash

8 years old. A naked man flashes his penis at me and my sisters on a bike ride.

10 years old. A man starts masturbating in the street as I walk down with my mum. Hand on dick. Eyes on me.

12 years old. School trip to Germany, my penpal’s dad runs his hand up my thigh as he…