I was just finishing my shopping trip in NYC. I just left the store. I was wearing a light jacket and I had a small backpack on my back. I was holding one shopping bag from a store that is not a high end store at all. I wasn’t even all dressed up-I was wearing super casual clothes, my hair was in a bun and I just had eyeliner on. I looked super innocent. I did absolutely nothing and said nothing to anyone to have caused anything to have happened.
It’s kind of a blur in my mind how it all started, but all I could remember was someone cursing at me right when I left the store and was walking on the sidewalk. And then I think I kind of froze in fear because I didn’t know what to do. Then I was petrified that this person was going to hurt me, so I had my shopping bag all ready as my defense mechanism…I clearly wasn’t thinking at first.
Thank goodness my senses kicked in after that, and I then started to shriek and I ran as fast as I could. I ran into the first store that was still open because there were no cops on that street to be found. I told the store owners that I was seeking safety in their store. I was in such shock, my entire body was shaking like crazy and my heart was pounding so hard and fast.
The store owner asked me what happened and what the person looked like. I tried my best to recall, but it was a blur in my head. I don’t even know if it was a girl or boy. I was just really grateful that the store owner was really nice and he went outside to see if he could find anyone suspicious. He didn’t really know who to look for because I couldn’t describe the person to him. I then ubered home.
I was still shaking and my heart was still racing. Boy was I scared. I was in shock the whole night and then only a few hours it happened I started to cry from fear and shock of what happened.
I am tearing as I type this. I am still really traumatized from what happened. It feels good though to get this off my chest.
– Anonymous
Location: Broadway Street, NYC
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