Being 12

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I was a regular 12 year old girl who made movie plans with her friends. so i went to the mall with my dad to get the tickets. my dad said he would be waiting in the car for me. the mall happened to be really crowded that day. I was waiting for the elevator with like some 20+ strangers around me. there was a lot of pushing while getting in the elevator , and that's when I felt someone squeezing my butt. I was obviously shocked and numb . I turned around and saw a hefty uncle ...probably in his early 40's glaring at me with his red eyes. The elevator was so crowded and he stood right in front of me and didn't look away for even a second. that made me even more uncomfortable and I had no place to move. well in the next floor the crowd suddenly disappeared . And it was just him and me in the elevator...and luckily another man entered , which made me feel a little safe apart from the fact that this man shamelessly stood next to me and kept glaring at me. the minute i reached my floor i ran out and got my tickets and then i find him stand right behind me , still staring and creeping me out. I couldn't look at his face anymore and didn't have the guts to take the elevator so i rushed to the escalator and left the mall ,ran to my dad panting and scared. He asked me what happened but i couldn't utter a word . And now when ever i think of that day , i just wished i could shout out loud in that elevator , but again, i was just 12 !

Action Shero Anamika

Place: Navi Mumbai

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