I was walking towards my college after helping a friend. It was around 7 pm. It was a little dark road and I was walking alone. There were people behind me and in front of me. And then this motorcycle comes from the back with 2-3 people on it and one of them slapped my butt and sped away. I just couldn’t understand for a second what happened. And I felt shaken and powerless and I couldn’t move. I feel so disgusted with myself. And I just keep thinking about how I could have done it differently. How I could have taken a different route. Or taken a cab. But I didn’t. And I feel so dumb. I don’t feel my butt is a part of my body anymore. There’s this weird tingling feeling that won’t go away. I don’t think it ever will.
– Anonymous
Location: Chennai, India
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