Are we reaching the age where death is so common? Please, no more sad news.
2 of my friends' dad passed away, out of sudden. Appreciate those are still here with you because you never know what is going to happen tomorrow. Only the present is certained.
Let's rewind a bit.
I never once thought news that happen everyday will happen to me one day. And I always thought as long as I reached my housing area, I'll be safe. Looks like I'm wrong. This is what happened on a one fine Saturday.
"I reached home around 2pm, coming back from workplace. The street was quiet as usual. A black Honda Civic zoomed by when I got out from my car. I never put much thought about that car because there were scumbags doing this everyday. But out of sudden, the car reversed very quickly and stopped right in front of my house. I was gasping as I saw a guy from the passenger side get down from the car. There were 2 persons in the car. He was approaching me just like when predators saw their prey. Only then I realized something was terribly wrong. He hushed me and I instinctively stepped backward. And then he flashed out something like a parang (now I'm not sure what it was anymore), the next moment I was being chased and screaming with my life. I thought I was going to die. He outran me of course, grabbing the denim shirt I wore and hit me with his weapon. I quickly threw my bag to him and he just took off with his crime partner. They robbed by making a loud entrance but I was too slow to realize about it. No one was there to help me when this incident took place. Only after they left, neighbors started to gather and asked me what's wrong. And so, everything inside my bag had gone including hand phone and purse. Fortunately, I didn't lose my keys. What matters the most is that thank goodness, I'm still alive."
Since the robbing case happened, I've become emotionally sensitive. The past 2 weeks I've been dealing with the aftermath or rather trauma. I became extremely skeptic whereby every Indian passed by or every car zoomed by would make me jump. I dun dare to walk alone on the street now and drive alone but if the situation forces me to, I'll do it timidly. There was this case where I walked with my friend on a quiet street, then there were 2 Arabians strolling with a motorcycle. I was hoping we got passed them without them asking anything. I was so scared that I thought they were scheming something. Ended up they asked us direction to the nearest petrol station. And on the same street, a BMW passed by and made a reverse suddenly. Again I was so scared, we both sprinted.
I guess this is what they called once bitten, twice shy or in Mandarin - 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
The scene is now less vivid as when it had just occurred. My heart stopped every time I heard the car zoomed by, afraid something bad is happening again.
p/s: Moral of the day - never take anything for granted. You'll never know when you gonna lose it or watch it slip through your hand or disappear in front of your eyes. Appreciate by saying thank you to everything that you have now. :)
Stay safe, world is so dangerous nowadays.
