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You Are Not Alone: A Survivor of Date Rape Speaks Out

By Stephanie Blacsmith*, 17, Contributor

As I started to wake up, I knew what had happened. My body was frozen. I was in a state of shock, in denial. Of course he would never hurt me. He's my boyfriend, the one who "adores" me. It couldn't be. It had to be a bad dream.

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