Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Location: Silver Line Metro (Foggy Bottom to Rosslyn) I was riding the silver line home from DC when a man sat down next to me. There were plenty of seats on the train, but he chose the one next to me. I feel like he chose me because I was busy studying and […]
Location: 12th Street and N Street NW, Washington, DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) When I was 19, I traveled into DC with my friend, who was 17. It was the second time I had gone down to the city on my own, the first was for a summer job interview in Foggy Bottom. I felt very in charge. […]
Location: George Washington University campus; 22nd and H St NW Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was sitting on a bench outside, catching up with my friend on the phone. The bench faced a row of classrooms. One of the classrooms was dark, with most of the blinds drawn except for one. At first, I didn’t know what I was […]
Location: Orange Line between Foggy Bottom and Capitol South Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was heading home from campus, seated on the metro near a window, and reading. A man sat next to me and reached down – between my legs – to retrieve something that was on the floor near my feet. It was an old luggage […]
Location: 23rd & I, NW DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking up 23rd street approaching I st, outside the JBKO GW dorm and was passing by two young men. It was summer and I was in short shorts. One of them said something along the lines of, “Damn miss, if you don’t got a man, let me know!” […]