I've just finished reading this book called "Jailbait". I forgot by who, cos' it was just some random book I pulled out from the library shelf. But it's a great read nontheless, about this underaged girl, 15 going on 16. She was teased alot in school because she is voluptuous, because she is not one of those single leaf salad eating girls, and because she does not give a shit whether her hair is styled or not. Home was no better for her, because her parents are kinda screwed up (long story), and her elder brother is off to college (supposedly), doing drugs and stuff, just to rebel against the parental units. This girl has no friends at school, and her only "friend" is this cow from the farm which she walks past everyday, while going and coming back from school.
Then along came this man, who tells her that she is beautiful, and likes her for who she is, and they start this really, really (in my opinion) twisted and wrong relationship because that guy is old, really old, as in, he's already an adult and she's only a high school girl. There's at least a 10 to 15 year gap between them. Then they move on to being more intimate, (that girl is really stupid), and eventually, he rapes her.
What really moves me in this story though, is the sibling love between this girl and her brother. Even though he smokes weed and do ciggies and stuff, he is a really kind and loving soul. When they were young and their mother would push the girl around in her pram, and he would be walking alongside the pram, and when people stopped to coo over the baby, he would point to himself and say," That's my sister. You can look, but don't touch." in a tough guy voice. Even though he is away to college and stuff, he still cares for her alot, and there is actually alot of mutual understanding between the two siblings, they know what each other are thinking of.
So anyway, the girl did not report the guy who raped her, and she did not tell anyone about it, (like I said, she is one stupid girl) except her brother. And the brother actually blames himslef for what had happened to her, because he feels that as the big brother, he should protect her and be there for her when she needs him the most, instead of being a bum and smoking and stuff.
Anyway, at the end of the story, the guy was not caught, which is a bummer if you asked me, but the girl actually stood up for herself in school and fights back to those who tease her. her brother got kicked out of college, and he decided to stay with his family and work, so that he can spend time with the parents and be there for his little sister. Happy ending I guess.
There is this sentence in the book which I like alot. This random woman was heard saying in a coffee shop," Oh please, there is no such thing as statutory rape. That girl knew exactly what she was doing."
And I have to say, I agree.
THE girl
Sophie Hong
15 going on 16
28 dec
ROCK CULTURE
Piss off if you don't like me, I won't grieve over the loss
