Dear diary,
What a day; I don't even know where to begin.
I was on the bus, like any other afternoon. It was very crowded. All of a sudden, the man next to me started bumping into me. I even felt his hand touching my behind. This was no accident. That man was taking advantage of me.
At first, I couldn't move. I felt shocked and scared. But then another feeling arrived: anger. I turned around and faced the man. I looked him in the eye and shouted: "hands off, pervert!" He was so surprised. He never expected his victim to stand up for herself.
This terrible experience will stay with me for a long time. But it is not all bad. Some good came from it as well. Other people really wanted to help me. One woman even walked me all the way home. And the pervert didn't get away. He is now with the police.
I am glad that I didn't let him get away with it, and I feel proud of myself. I think it is important to speak out. It may be difficult, but at least you will not be alone.
親愛的日記:
真是五味雜陳的一天,我都不知道該怎麼開始說。
我和平常下午一樣坐公車。車內非常擁擠。突然間,隔壁的男子開始碰撞我,我甚至感到他的手在摸我的臀部。這不是意外,他是在佔我便宜。
剛開始我動彈不得。我震驚又害怕。但很快就出現另一種感受:「憤怒」。我轉過去面對這名男子。我看著他的眼睛大喊:「變態,手拿開!」他很驚訝,他應該從未料
到,受害者會為自己挺身而出。
這個可怕的經驗會揮之不去很長一段時間,但也不全然是壞事。這個經驗也有好的一面。例如其他人真的都想幫我,有一個小姐甚至陪我走回家。而那個變態也沒逃掉,警方已經抓住他。
很高興我沒有姑息他,我對自己感到驕傲。我覺得勇敢發聲很重要。也許很難做到,但至少你不孤單。 |