Sympathy

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When I was on my way home last night, I was at the Tambaram railway station. It was after 9 o'clock. There was a girl - probably a year or two older than me - who was limping. She was holding her heeled sandals in her hand and was having a lot of trouble walking. My friend and I saw blood on her foot.

My heart instantly went out to her. I knew that her shoes had probably hurt her. It has happened to me countless times. I know how much it hurts. You literally can't walk. My mom says 'the shoe bit you.' In my opinion, it does hurt as much as a bit would. 

This girl was bleeding. I called her and asked her if she needed tissues to clean up. I happened to have some on me. She told me that she had already used some water to clean it. To me, it didn't look clean. Bright red blood was still glistening on her foot. She told me that if she used a tissue, it would burn her. I totally understood that. I asked her if she needed any help. She told me that her brother was going to book her an auto to go home. She told me the area she lived in - it was the same as mine. 

That made me and my friend feel even worse about leaving her there alone. However, it would be really weird if we asked her if we could take her home. As a girl, I know I would not have been comfortable with that, especially when I was vulnerable and injured. It was the fact that she was vulnerable that worried me. My friend and I stood there for a while and watched her struggle. I knew it would be really awkward and stalker-like to just be standing there. I decided that we could go get our bike from the parking lot and then come check to see if she had left or not. 

She was gone by the time we returned. I was relieved to know she had departed safely. 

I just wanted to share this because I know I would want someone to at least offer me help if I was injured similarly. But, being a girl in today's world is really scary. You don't know who you can trust. 






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