Chapter 17: Moving Forward

Janelle's P.O.V

 

"Thank you, Cam. For defending me." I said warmly, beaming with gratitude. "I can't explain how this makes me feel."

 

It's not like I can't defend myself, but for people like Daniel, who take the stereotype of 'being a man' a bit too far…another man defending me had been a punch to the nuts for him…a punch that I should've made a reality a long time ago.

 

"Daniel never defended you?" Cam seemed intrigued by the thought of that. "Like, the five years you dated Daniel. He never stood up for you, nor did he ever defend you?"

 

I thought about it for a moment before I replied, "I don't know, I guess I never let him. I'm old enough to stand up for myself, don't you think? And I was doing just that before you decided to help."