Annie

Today i want to talk about a movie i saw the other night. it was a story of a 14 year old girl who met a guy online they talked everynight and he gave her compliments and told her how special she was and how much he liked her and that they should meet up. Annie then finds out that her crush isnt a junior in high school he is much much older old enough to be her dad. but she still agrees to meet up with him at the mall. most people would say that Annie's a stupid girl and should have ran as soon as she knew the age diffrence but she didnt. Annie really likes the man "Charlie" as she knows him as. At first when she sees in person how much older Charlie is than her shes scared and taken back but they get to talking and before she knows it shes getting in his car. he takes her back to his hotel with him where he has sex with her and even though Annie knows somthing is really wrong and she is uncomfterble she lets it happen. Everyone must be watching the movie screaming at the TV what a stupid girl she is. But Annies not stupid Annie was raped. after the night at the hotel Annie doesnt hear back from Charlie and shes very hurt so she goes to talk to a friend. She tells her friend how shes in love with Charlie despite the age diffence but her friend sences somthing is very wrong so she proceedes to tell the principal. and before Annie could realize whats happening her secret is out and everyones disappointed. Even though everyone is looking to put Charlie in jail Annie still protects him and continues to believe she was not raped or taken advantage of. Finally a detcive is able to link Charlie back to three other girls about Annies age one being only twelve years old. It takes seeing the pictures of these girls for Annie to finally step back and realize whats happend to her. it took her months to realize that shes been raped. many people will say that Annie should have been smarter and thats very true she should have known but its very hard to understand Annies situation if you havent been in it. I went through somthing very similar i was 16 and he was nearly 22 and i thought he liked me i really did. i thought he was so great and so diffrent from everybody. he told me everything i wanted to hear and i didnt care about the age diffrence. i thought what we had was real. but i was wrong. wrong. wrong. its hard to see that somthings wrong when it seems so right. its hard to have an outside perspective when its happening to you. I was just like "stupid Annie" young and insecure i didnt see him for what he really was i didnt know what he was doing to me i didnt understand because he faked so well. and it took alot of hurting to see him for what he truley was. these guys are professionals at telling girls what they want to hear and because were so young we actually believe it. This is for all the girls who have even been fooled or lied to. for all the girls who gave it up too young to someone who didnt deserve them. all the girls who have had theyre lives taken from them by a man like Charlie. Be. stronger. than. that. When a guy seems tooo good to be true he probably is. Theres a reason he's not with soemone his own age.