This day did not start well on my part. There I was on the bus, when suddenly a guy walks by it and starts staring at me. Immediately I got the feeling that he was somewhat mentally retarded. The bus was really full, and unfortunately the seat next to me was vacant, so I just knew he would sit next to me. Which he of course did.
Now, true to my cultural heritage, I truly detest when people I don't know touch me. So I slid as far as I could on my seat, making sure that I didn't need to have any contact with him. To my horror he just came inch by inch closer to me and it ended in him stroking my leg and trying to grab onto it. If it wasn't for my suspicion that he didn't have all wits about him, I would've punched him in the face. Fortunately an ice cold glare was enough to make him start in surprise, pull his hand away and leave. Two girls stepped off the bus at the same time as him the look he gave them gave me the chills. For a second I actually thought that he was about to follow them, but then he turned around and left in the opposite direction.
I don't care what your IQ is, any parent should tell their boys that it is not ok to touch girls at the bus withouth their permission and it's not a hard principle to follow. Well, unless you're Lenny from "Of Mice and Men"..
Now, true to my cultural heritage, I truly detest when people I don't know touch me. So I slid as far as I could on my seat, making sure that I didn't need to have any contact with him. To my horror he just came inch by inch closer to me and it ended in him stroking my leg and trying to grab onto it. If it wasn't for my suspicion that he didn't have all wits about him, I would've punched him in the face. Fortunately an ice cold glare was enough to make him start in surprise, pull his hand away and leave. Two girls stepped off the bus at the same time as him the look he gave them gave me the chills. For a second I actually thought that he was about to follow them, but then he turned around and left in the opposite direction.
I don't care what your IQ is, any parent should tell their boys that it is not ok to touch girls at the bus withouth their permission and it's not a hard principle to follow. Well, unless you're Lenny from "Of Mice and Men"..
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
