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“I feel a hit on my rear end”

August 28, 2010 By Contributor

I was walking down South Carolina Ave back to my office building after a satisfying 2 mile run on the boardwalk. The street is usually quite deserted but I saw a young man walking towards me. I noticed he glanced around him before our paths were going to meet. No one was around but us two pedestrians. Mind you, the sidewalks in Atlantic City are VERY WIDE. While the young man didn’t step aside to give me a wide berth, he didn’t get right into my path. So just as we cross…..I feel a hit on my rear end. I turned around and screamed, “Did you just f*cking touch me?” His eyes got as big as saucers & he stammered, “I didn’t touch you!” I chased him screaming a variety of expletives back to the boardwalk. And if I didn’t just run two miles, I would have caught him & kicked his ass.

– Bossy HBIC

Location: South Carolina Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey

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