Photo by nathan kosmak
I haven't been feeling well lately. There are multiple reasons for this, and frankly, I don't know how to get out of it. I'll just write what I've been through, maybe you have suggestions to give me.
Last night, on my way home, I was stopped by three people on the way. It was around 8 o'clock and there were few people walking around. One of the people who stopped me told me to give my wallet and phone, the second person threatened me with a knife. The people walking around didn't care. Out of nowhere, someone was pulling a knife at me in the middle of the road and no one was looking at them and saying "what's going on here?".
I was so scared because I've lived in this neighborhood for 20 years and nothing like this had ever happened to me. I knew I didn't live in the safest part of town, but I never would have thought that someone would try to rob me in the middle of the road on a street full of people.
I tried to keep my cool because there were three of them and there was a possibility that they could hurt me at the slightest wrong move. The only way I could get rid of the 3 people who threatened me was to give them what they wanted, my phone and wallet because I didn't want to be stabbed. My life was worth more than a phone and a few dollars in my wallet. I gave my phone and wallet, luckily I was able to get my public transport card from my wallet to get home.
When I got home I was very unhappy and angry. I was angry at people, people who threatened to steal someone else's stuff. I was angry at people who saw someone being bullied and ran away from the scene. I feel vulnerable to those three people
I don't want to say too much to those people, so if you were a person walking on the street, maybe I would want to walk and continue my normal life and not risk myself. But I don't think I can be that insensitive.
I'm not a person who likes to take a lot of photos, it wouldn't be wrong to say that I spent most of my life avoiding cameras, but there were photos I took with my deceased pets on that phone. I had nature videos and an audio diary that I took in my camp memories. I didn't back up all of them, how stupid I am.
a family of doves living in our garden (they made about 10 eggs in the last 3 years)
I only made a backup of a few photos I took with my budgie. I only have one photo of him. How sad that we realize the value of things that are so precious to us when we lose them.
It was a really tough week for me. I am aware that many things have not gone well since the day entered 2022. I hope he can put my life in order before things get worse. I have to get over the shock of this event for a while and I have to buy myself a new phone.
The only thing I liked was that I had my laptop in my bag. I took it to the library to use while studying. They didn't guess that the laptop was in my bag, and they didn't even try to search my bag. My laptop is my everything, I can't even imagine what would have happened if it was gone
There is so much more to tell, but this incident really bothered me. I wanted to pour my heart out with a few lines. Stay healthy and happy, my friends, and be careful when traveling late at night.