Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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= Life - As I've seen it thick and thin. It's especially at times like these . where you need the closeness that only room mates could provide. With that one of the girls started telling her story.
It was around 10:30 that we had fallen asleep while talking to each other. I fell asleep quickly. A little while later, in my sleep I felt that there was someone's hand around my neck. I woke up with a startle and saw a man standing next to my bed. I freaked out! | quickly took hold of the man's hand. He was startled and snatched his hand away and quickly ran out the door. At this moment my roommate also woke up and we jumped out of our beds and ran after the man who had just left the room. Everyone was awake by then and were screaming "theif theif" but were unable to catch him. By then he was able to get through the main gates of the hostel and disappear.
As we continued to discuss the events, the young girl presented her theory. "I think the thief was looking to steal my necklace. But when the necklace scraped against my neck and woke me up, he was unable to complete his mission." He had completely covered his face leaving only his eyes open with a slit.
Listening to this girl's account, I thought to myself, wow how courageous this girl is. Imagine having someone standing over your bed and reacting by grasping his arm and going on the offensive rather than getting scared and trying to run away. Because of her courageousness the
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