Assault

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Assault

This morning, not two hours ago, I was assaulted on the street at around 5:30am. An African American, not even 30 years old, came up to me and said he was going to shoot me if I didn’t give him money.
I told him I didn’t have any money, but he insisted; he had his hand in his pocket and didn’t show the gun.
Naturally I didn’t believe he had a gun, so I told him he didn’t have to do this, he didn’t have to steal from me, I had nothing.
Then he saw my wallet in my pocket and demanded I give it to him. He threatened to shoot me again and said he would in 5 seconds.
Again I refused; I said he might as well shoot me in the head because I wasn’t going to give him my wallet; I’ll say why in a bit.
He then punched me in the head and face, and again demanded my wallet.
I kept refusing.
This started on the sidewalk of a rather fancy neighborhood, so it was the last thing I expected. After he threw the first few punches, I realized that he was way to fast for me to fight back, and if I tried to fight back, I would expose my head to even more injury.
So the assault spilled into the street, it was dark, the sun hand’t even come up yet.
He soon went for my wallet, and I held on to it like the Jaws of Life.
After a few seconds of a struggle, he then kicked and punched me some more, but I finally got some sense and started yelling for help.
After my calls for help, he gave up and ran off.

The punches didn’t hurt as much as I thought, I just heard a loud ‘thump’ every time a punch landed on my head; but he got a good one right on my eye socket. In fact, the bruises and swelling hurt more than the actual punches; at the very least, I didn’t fall to the ground.
During the assault, my glasses got knocked off my head, and I was pretty disoriented. I hid in a driveway and called the police, they showed up after about 7 minutes.
I told them what happened, and we went a ride to try and find the guy who did this, but no such luck.
They drove me home and I gave them a police report; really great guys these cops.
So now I’m writing this while I wait for my mom to shower so we can go to the hospital to get myself checked out; the pain from the swelling is really annoying.

Now on to why I didn’t give this guy my wallet.

Inside this wallet are two small pendants, not very valuable monetary but with EXTREME sentimental value.

They look like this:

www.magnoliasandpeaches.com/Ph…

My father carried these with him wherever he went, and believe himself safe while carrying them. It is one of the few things he cherished and passed down to me a few years before his cancer diagnosis.
While they may have not prevented the assault; I am already shaking off the encounter as if it was another normal day in Los Angeles.
The phrase on the pendant reads: “In Hoc Signo Vinces” which means “In [with] this sign you will conquer”.
As with all metaphysical, religious, and occult, symbols they are often meant to carry a symbolic meaning, not a literal one.
Indeed if I had given up my wallet and my dads pendant I would have felt so much shame and depression that I would probably not know what to do or how to carry on; my father was very dear to me.
It may seem stupid, to risk your life for something like this. But as the saying goes, “Blood is thicker than water.” and I refuse to give up anything that holds great value to my family. I cherish my family name and our values; I will not besmirch them.

So by keeping my fathers pendants, I feel all the more powerful now. I survived an encounter, and I already feel the victor for it. I am not afraid, nor am I wallowing in despair; in fact I am quite proud.

Though I will not go for a morning walk that early for a while, which seems like a sensible precaution, I will continue to carry my fathers pendant; for it has seen me through the day.

I am off to the hospital now, and hopefully, everything will check out find.

Enjoy your day, and thank you for your time.
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ShadowWorldRed's avatar
I am thinking about you, that's for certain. 

I've spent enough time in the greater Los Angeles area to know that there really isn't anywhere that is entirely safe. I won't suggest that you not carry sentimental items with you, because I do also. But I carry copies. The real ones are in a safer place. 

I'll watch for an update, because I care about how you are doing. I'm headed to a hospital later today to - well, to say goodbye possibly, to a longtime friend who is not likely to make it through the next few days. 

:hug:

- Red