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I was walking at a good pace before but I noticed someone was behind me and uncomfortably close, so I sped up a touch. He kept pace with me. My grandmother was watching and said he was slowly gaining distance and was maybe two feet from me when I touched the car door. As soon as I did, and opened it, he abruptly turned around and made a beeline back to the c-train station, looking over his shoulder back at the car because we were NOT going anywhere. From where she was parked she would have had a good view to see myself getting off the train and she said she could almost immediately notice him following me a bit too close for comfort.
I called the police because, while nothing happened to me, the fucker had nerve to stick around the station and I would not have been able to live with myself if someone else became a victim. In the end though, the best they can do is keep tabs on the guy for the evening on that particular station. He did get the chance to DO anything and so nothing can get DONE.
Goddamn it sometimes, being a girl is more than a little weaksauce.
Until last night, I've never experienced that cold stone fear/acknowledgment that Yes, there is a menacing person behind me and Yes, he wants to take advantage of me for whatever reason and Yes, I would fight him with every breath but I'd more than likely loose. I mean, yes, guys do get beat up and killed as well, and I'm not trying to man-bash either. It's just that
I don't know if guys know what it's like to be constantly fearful of the gender they were born with- growing up and being taught to be especially careful because your very own body makes you a target.
In short, does anyone know a good place to pick up pepper spray or some cheap self-defense classes? Or are there any other reasonable forms of protection?