I’m in high school (ninth grade) and I’m on the girl’s lacrosse team. Every day we have practice I take the bus afterwards and walk about half a mile home by myself. Today, I was walking down Haldeman Avenue and I noticed a guy on a bike slowly riding behind me. As usual, I moved to the side so he could pass.
Instead of continuing his journey he started to ride next to me and ask my questions about my age, school, grade and where I lived. Unfortunately I was wearing my old elementary school spirit tee shirt so he knew what elementary school I attended and started asking me questions about it. I ignored him but he wouldn’t stop. At this point I started to get a bit uncomfortable because he was riding alongside me as I was walking in the direction of my house.
That’s when the inappropriate stuff began. He started commenting on my butt and breasts, telling me a bunch of inappropriate things he wanted to do to me. He told me that he wanted to be my boyfriend. The guy had to be at least 20-25. I started to get even more scared because nobody else was really walking around us and there were no intersections so I felt like I couldn’t cross the road to get away from him. Plus, he had a bike so he’d easily be able to catch up with me.
He kept asking for my name which I refused to give him. Finally, he remembered I was ‘jailbait’ and finally left but told me he’d be waiting for me next Thursday. I rushed home and told my friend what happened. Since she is also on the team she told me her mom would drive me home after every practice. I feel super uncomfortable walking anywhere alone because I have bad dreams of seeing him again but this time he’d follow me home. Keep in mind that this happened in broad daylight (about 5:00 PM EST). I feel great knowing I can share this story and know I’m not alone.
– Anonymous
Location: Philadelphia, PA
