

Scrooge
| By Lauren Taglienti | Photo by Rathnahar R via Pexels Scrooge By Lauren Taglienti I don’t like the holidays , I say, Someone usually ends up in the hospital; I hope it’s not me this year. It had been me, years prior. Just let it happen , he said. He, my first boyfriend. 11:30pm. New Year’s Eve. My parents’ living room couch. I had just turned 13. No , I said. Please, no. Please, stop. I begged. I cried during, and afterwards; I didn’t know what sexual assault was, But I k












