I Walked Home Every Night

During this summer of 2018 I worked in the office for a summer program. When I finished my shift I would walk home every night. As always I was mentally prepared to protect myself before walking home. A man approached me as I crossed two busy streets and he acted like he was going to cross from my left to my right side towards the other crosswalk. He kept turning his head from side to side to get a side glimpse of me. My heart started to pound hard because I was in the middle of a dark street with this man. With this being familiar with surroundings, I was prepared to scream if I needed to. If I'm alone I walk in open areas with a lot of

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