When I was 13 in my English class, there was this guy who sat next to me. I was really quiet and I never said much in class so me and him never talked. He never once talked to me or really ever acknowledged that I was there (not that it would make this better)
During class he would touch my upper thigh very quickly. It was almost like a tap but it was the location that really made me uncomfortable I think. I remember he’d slowly reach over and then tap so quickly I couldn’t even react.
He did this every day for a few months. It wasn’t very long at all but it was like touching and tapping my upper thigh, and I always felt so disgusted with myself for not pulling away or anything
I remember trying to put a chair between us before class so he wouldn’t touch me.
I know what he did was inappropriate but I feel so dramatic sometimes because he didn’t touch me more than a second or so at a time, and I know other people have gone through a lot worse, but it always made me disgusted with myself and it made me feel very objectified like I wasn’t a person if that makes sense , and I for some reason always remember this moment and I really haven’t told anyone before.
So I guess I was just wondering if this is considered sexual assault, or I guess I also just wanted to tell someone because I really have a hard time talking to those close to me about these things