He Stopped His Car Next To Me And I Thought Maybe He Mistook Me For Someone Else
Everyone is aware of how girls are attacked in India and how they are made to suffer. But let me tell you how we lead our lives in a city that never sleeps.
I am an 18-year-old student. I have been living with my family in a highly developed city of another country for the past 9 years. I am a girl who likes to do things on her own. I have been like this ever since I was a little girl. I like going out alone and shop for my family. That is the main reason I have witnessed so many things. I feel I have gone through a lot.
This happened in the lift of the building that I lived in. I was only 10 years old at that time.
A foreigner (I am not sure about which country he belonged to) touched me down there even though I had worn several layers of clothing. I felt dirty. I don't know what he gained by doing that. At that age, I wondered what was so special about touching such a dirty place. Thankfully, I lived on the 1st floor. So he didn’t have much time to continue with what he was doing to me. As soon as the lift opened, I ran to my flat. I cried a lot that day. It was only after several years that I realized what he had been trying to do.
That was my first experience but certainly not the last. As a kid, I wasn't exactly beautiful. Apparently, men now think I am 'hot'. Once I was on my way to attend my chemistry tuition class. A luxury car stopped near me. A middle-aged guy with a well-maintained body (he looked like an executive) asked me to get into his car. Maybe he mistook me for someone else.
Men follow me in cars, masturbate while I walk past them, try to rub their skin against mine in public places etc. All these things are common in every place for every girl.
As far as I know, amongst my own classmates, 6 out of 10 have been exposed to sexual harassment by their own family members who are either uncles or cousins or family friends. Most of them are scared to tell their parents about it because they fear that it will affect the family and their relationships.
One such incident touched my heart. I asked one of my friends why she was getting very low marks when she was among the top 5 students in the class. It took me so much effort to get the real reason out of her.
Finally, she told me that her uncle, who had kids her age, was trying to have sex with her. He had masturbated in front of her when both the families had gone for a trip. He came so close to her that she could feel his hard $#// touching her. Now after trying to convince her for the past 4 months, she finally opened up to her parents and the issue has been solved.