First time crepes, pikapika &scariest day of my life.

Day 22.

So today, I had plans to hang out with Mimi. We were going to Japantown to get Crepes and do Pika Pika. It was my first time getting crepes and doing pika pika. Both were good. We spent like an hour in Pika Pika trying to choose, then trying to make each other look ugly. LOL. It was hilarious. We went around some more and planned what to do with our money. Went to Sunset. Walked up to Safeway but didn't end up getting anything so we went to KFC to eat. Ate and then we started leaving. This is where the scary part starts.

Mimi was throwing away her soda and i saw this guy who looked kind of mentally disabled. I kind of stalled for a while then continued walking. There was a police car that went up to him and gave him his belt or something. Me and Mimi thought it was weird but we continued walking. When he started whipping himself with his belt, we ran to the other side of the street. We continued walking and joking and everything until we saw him sitting on these steps, smoking and waiting for us. Me and Mimi started running because we wanted to get away from his creepy ass, but it was more of a kidding kind of way. But we looked back and he got up to keep walking to. At this point, we were kind of creeped out and we weren't kidding anymore. We crossed the street again to make sure he wasn't following us and he was trying to cross the street but went back when he thought we were coming back.

We got to the part where there were no more shops and stuff around and the 29 bus stop was empty. At this point, we were running to get away from him. When we looked back, he was on the same side of the street again. No one was at the bus stop but there were a bunch of people waiting for the L, we figured we're safe with people around so we went over to them. But the L came and we decided to take it or we would be alone again. While on the L, i had my face turned away from the window but Mimi saw him make that "I see you/I'm watching you" sign where he puts his fingers to his eyes, then at the person. We took the L one stop and got off to walk back to the 29 stop. Lucky for us, the 29 was coming and we got home safe.

Now that the adrenaline is wearing off, I'm thinking of what would happen if he did catch us. We don't know what he would do to us because he's mentally ill. It makes me realize how sick the world is and how there are people who just want to hurt people. It makes me realize that no one really cares because it hasn't happened to him. We're so lucky we got away. We're lucky he didn't actually start running. We're lucky we got on the L when we did and got away. But some people aren't so lucky and now, I'm thinking about how they would have felt and I'm so scared. I feel like a vulnerable little kid again but i also feel like I've grown up and learned something.

I'm just so thankful I got home alive and not hurt.