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Tonight's el ride home was the sketchiest thing I've ever experienced. I get on the el at belmont at about 11:30. It's kind of crowded, but I get my own seat anyway. Yay. Then, this guy taps me on the shoulder. I turn around and he mutters something incomprehensible...all I heard was..."hey baby, where you goin?" I ignore him and move my purse from the seat beside me to my lap. (Just being safe, guys.) Then, he starts muttering again, and I just ignore him. He asks me about 8 times in a row "whas your name, whas your name?"...I sit there. Finally break out my cogsci book to see if he'll shut up. He then starts to talk to me about biology. Then comes his friend from the seat across from me.
Scary Guy: She scurred of me.
Friend: Her mama and daddy probably told her to be scared of black people.
(At this point, I fight myself to not turn around and let them know that it's not because they're black, but because they're weird and on drugs and are hitting on a young girl on the el by herself at 11:30 at night!!! I sit silently "reading")
Guy: Mutters something....who knows what.
Friend: Nah...she'd just start yelling for help.
(WHAT THE FUCK DID HE SAY?! Keep reading....)
Then, they stop talking and scary guy just leans on my chair with his head on his arms. About one foot from my face. I can hear him breathing. Ugh!!!! Finally, about 8 stops post belmont...the two guys get off and I can actually relax.
To top it all off, I'm sick and stuffy and dizzy. I'm going to bed.
Scary Guy: She scurred of me.
Friend: Her mama and daddy probably told her to be scared of black people.
(At this point, I fight myself to not turn around and let them know that it's not because they're black, but because they're weird and on drugs and are hitting on a young girl on the el by herself at 11:30 at night!!! I sit silently "reading")
Guy: Mutters something....who knows what.
Friend: Nah...she'd just start yelling for help.
(WHAT THE FUCK DID HE SAY?! Keep reading....)
Then, they stop talking and scary guy just leans on my chair with his head on his arms. About one foot from my face. I can hear him breathing. Ugh!!!! Finally, about 8 stops post belmont...the two guys get off and I can actually relax.
To top it all off, I'm sick and stuffy and dizzy. I'm going to bed.