One time I was trying to get to college, as I usually do, by taking the bus. The bus was really crowded and I was particularly feeling really tired that day, and I really needed a seat or I would faint. I was standing towards the middle of the bus and a man was sitting in the seat near me and he probably saw me ask some of the women in the seats to give me their spot for some time. And he got up and gave me his spot, which at first I thought was a kind gesture. But I sat down he stood next to me and started touching me inappropriately. I thought it wasn’t on purpose at first and tried shifting my bag towards my chest and covering it. But he still went on. I tried to look desperately for someone to notice what he was doing. I was really uncomfortable and got up disgustedly. I had to stand next to him because the bus was crowded, but he started touching me again and this time it was down there, which really traumatised me. I got off the bus immediately and he did too and he followed me for a bit until I got to my college. I was crying by the time I was in my college. This only made me never get on crowded buses and stand near men especially.
Once I was riding home from school (high school) I was sitting towards the back of the bus near the little stairs and the bus was half empty basically there was enough space to sit anywhere and this old guy like late 50s came in and sat right next to me where my backpack was at he just sat on it so I pulled it closer to me and he started asking me questions about myself I was visibly uncomfortable and i didn’t know what to say he just kept asking me more things and getting closer my back was literally on the window finally my stop came and I said I needed to go and I stood up but he just blocked me finally another grown man late 30s yelled at him to stop bothering me and to get up so I can leave and the man did but other random guy on the bus started arguing with the guy who was helping me saying that “the guy sitting next to me did nothing wrong and why is it wrong for a guy to talk to a female?” Like backing him up ??? Even though I looked under age there are still people who would accept this behavior and not do anything to help a young girl in distress . I quickly shuffled past him and on my way out I thank the guy for helping me and he smiled at me.
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