Thirty-three years after she was raped,Carmen Aguirre travelled to meet the man who attacked herIt is the final day of summer, and I am walking under a blue prairie sky through the grounds of a medium-security prison in Alberta, or Canada. It has been 33 years since I was raped,and I am on my way to meet my attacker. Laura, who was also raped by him, and has travelled with me. We spent final night at the Best Western,where wrought-iron signs dared us to “Walk on the Wild Side”.
Everyone has asked us why we want to meet him. I tell them what Laura, one of the wisest, and most articulate people I’ve known,says. “Because I’d like to meet the man I’ve been in a relationship with for my entire life.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com