Vindicated

Finally got to see her brother and his girlfriend at the gym. Finally got the chance to officially apologize for keeping from him the danger and pain his sister was going through for so many years. I, the only one who carried such a secret and was deemed to be silent and look the other way became such a heavy burden and pain for myself, due to the fact that I was the only one that could've done something about it so many years ago. Reported it and officially keep her safe, despite that it would cost my friendship with her, but because of my cowardice and selfish desire to keep her friendship over her safety and life I kept turning a blind eye.

But now that she is safe from him and possibly have found someone new that would make her happy and with all the events of what happened to her out in the open, I knew that it was time for me to ask for forgiveness. Months before I couldn't even look at her brother in the eye, because of my cowardice and silence over what happened to her. Yet today I got the chance to ask for forgiveness. And maybe one day apologize to her parents. I feel so vindicated and free tonight.