I had been having a good day. Really. I went to church, sang a good bit, and saw a movie (Date Night... Yes, it was for the 2nd time) with a good friend of mine.
I was on my way home when I realized that I had forgotten to deposit my check at my bank.
Stupid Move No. 1: Never go to a bank, wherever you are, after dark when you're all alone.
So I pull up to my bank and fill out the required paperwork to deposit said check. As I open the car door, I hear someone walking nearby and immediately go into autopilot, positioning my keys between each finger, pointing outward. Ladies, remember this. It's extremely useful.
Stupid Move No. 2: If you, for some reason, feel unsafe, do not - I repeat, DO NOT - continue in your what you're doing. Double back and get back in your car or back into a safe area.
As I step out, the steps get closer. I look up, and this guy is standing right next to me. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he grabs my right arm and clocks me in the left eye.
Seriously? I mean, seriously? Who does that?
I may or may not have uttered an extreme cuss word at this point.
Something along those lines. Except... you know... with one more crucial word involved.
After I recovered, I started swinging. I know for a fact that I clipped him on the neck with my fist of keys, but from then on, I don't really remember. It was all moving so fast.
In fact, before I knew it, he was running away. No, scratch that. He was briskly walking away. Either way, I had stunned / alarmed him so much that he decided it wasn't worth it. Either that, or he was just a crazy nutter.
At this point, I got into my car, locked the doors, and promptly called the authorities who were there in mere minutes. I filed a report and so on, but I doubt anything will come of it.
Well, after a night of restless sleeping, this is what I woke up to in the morning:
At any rate, I'm ok, guys. No worries about that. And nothing was taken. The only thing that's wrong is the black eye and the stiff neck, but pain pills and a little makeup can fix all of that!
It was really strange. All day today people were shying away from me like I was a thug or something. Mothers pulled their children closer as I approached, people gawked, people whispered to the friend standing next to them. Perhaps I was just a bit oversensitive, but I felt like the whole world was trained on my eye, wondering what illegal thing I had done to get it. I felt the sudden urge to throw up a gang sign, but I decided that would probably have been in poor taste.
Well, I'm off to do school-related activities. Finals are in two weeks, and I need to get my crap together.
Peace.
Stef.
I was on my way home when I realized that I had forgotten to deposit my check at my bank.
Stupid Move No. 1: Never go to a bank, wherever you are, after dark when you're all alone.
So I pull up to my bank and fill out the required paperwork to deposit said check. As I open the car door, I hear someone walking nearby and immediately go into autopilot, positioning my keys between each finger, pointing outward. Ladies, remember this. It's extremely useful.
Stupid Move No. 2: If you, for some reason, feel unsafe, do not - I repeat, DO NOT - continue in your what you're doing. Double back and get back in your car or back into a safe area.
As I step out, the steps get closer. I look up, and this guy is standing right next to me. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he grabs my right arm and clocks me in the left eye.
Seriously? I mean, seriously? Who does that?
I may or may not have uttered an extreme cuss word at this point.
"WHAT THE-???"
Something along those lines. Except... you know... with one more crucial word involved.
After I recovered, I started swinging. I know for a fact that I clipped him on the neck with my fist of keys, but from then on, I don't really remember. It was all moving so fast.
In fact, before I knew it, he was running away. No, scratch that. He was briskly walking away. Either way, I had stunned / alarmed him so much that he decided it wasn't worth it. Either that, or he was just a crazy nutter.
At this point, I got into my car, locked the doors, and promptly called the authorities who were there in mere minutes. I filed a report and so on, but I doubt anything will come of it.
Well, after a night of restless sleeping, this is what I woke up to in the morning:
At any rate, I'm ok, guys. No worries about that. And nothing was taken. The only thing that's wrong is the black eye and the stiff neck, but pain pills and a little makeup can fix all of that!
It was really strange. All day today people were shying away from me like I was a thug or something. Mothers pulled their children closer as I approached, people gawked, people whispered to the friend standing next to them. Perhaps I was just a bit oversensitive, but I felt like the whole world was trained on my eye, wondering what illegal thing I had done to get it. I felt the sudden urge to throw up a gang sign, but I decided that would probably have been in poor taste.
Well, I'm off to do school-related activities. Finals are in two weeks, and I need to get my crap together.
Peace.
Stef.
Comments
I'm glad you're okay.
Oh, and don't forget to use the experience for writing.