Mauro writing

DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE

Ten years ago I lived in Vila Mariana and I usually took a subway to move. At that time I didn’t have a car. During the workdays this way was very crowded because it was a way that a lot of students used to go to ESPM and Belas Artes School. However, on the weekends the street became desert.

 

I was aware that the way became dangerous at night especially on the weekend due to the fact that illumination was deficient, with many of lamps turned off. But I never thought that a bad thing could happen to me. So I usually pass on that way even on the weekend night.

 

One Sunday, when I was coming back from my girlfriend (now my wife) home, suddenly a man came behind me and announced an assault. In fact as it was dark I didn’t know if he had a gun or not, but I didn’t take a risk. He asked me to give the wallet and money. I said him that I didn’t had money, I moved by bus and subway and I tried to convince him that I had only subway and bus passes and R$20,00. Thanks God he said me to went away and not to see back, if not he would kill me.

 

I did what he asked. At that moment I was calm, but after I arrived home I became very nervous and I couldn’t sleep, because every time the scene of the assault came in my mind.

 

I only overcome that after 2 weeks and after that in the weekends I used another way to get my home.