As Annie’s stop approached, she got down from her
bus but she was scared when she saw a dark, smarmy looking man waiting in the
shadows near the bus shelter.
She began walking rapidly towards her house and
even though it was a dark, cloudy night, she could see the man following a few
steps behind her.
This had been happening for few days and now she
wished that she had had a brother, a father or at least a boyfriend who could
protect her but then Annie was an orphan and she told herself that if she could
defend herself all through her life then she could fight on her own too.
“Hey you, slime ball, why don’t you show your face
instead of hiding in the shadows so that when the police have you behind the
bars I can identify you”, she shouted loudly, turning back and confronting the
stranger.
As the man ran away, scared at her outburst, Annie
smiled and decided to enroll herself in a self-defense class immediately; after
all she was a fearless, single, independent woman in big, bad world.
Note- Written for Lillie McFerrin 5 sentence fiction- Fearless
Loved every word of is. Women should stand up for themselves regardless of having parents or boyfriends.
ReplyDeleteSometimes there is no one but ourselves to stand up for us. Strong writing and character.
ReplyDeleteWe all need to be like that. We are our best guards!
ReplyDeleteAnnie is an inspiration. To all the women out there. Sometimes, you need to have your own back.
ReplyDeleteWomen these days needs to be fearless, the world gets meaner day by day.
ReplyDeleteI had experienced a similar situation, only that, I didn't shout aloud and call him a slime ball but gave him that grave look (probably pre-warned him that not all women will succumb to threats).
An example of how women should be. Fearless should be our mantra, good one!
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