Robbed at the Age of 3
This was taken moments after disaster. I was about 3 and a half and me and my family took a trip to these falls everyone had been talking about. Being three years old, I had no control over my energy and used it up before we got there. While I was extremely tired, someone offered to take a group picture of us, but I didn't want my face to be seen at that time, so I kept turning away from the camera. This went on for about 15 minutes or so.
It was then that my family decided to bribe me with food so that I would actually stand still. They forgot to consider one important factor though, there were hundreds of thieves around us, small, furry, demons that we named monkeys. The sound of the packet of cookies was enough for half of them to turn at us. Nearly 3 seconds after the packet was handed to me, a strong, swift force managed to take away my happiness. I was never the same after this experience, the monkey the proceeded to jump to an inaccessible cliff and open the packet, consuming 2 of the cookies and leaving the rest on the cliff where other monkeys devoured them.
After this traumatic experience, I went on to have trust issues, insecurity, anxiety, and fear of social situations for 3 whole minutes, while my family cackled at the event for days. It also left me with mild PTSD, which I experienced when I visited the site of the crime nearly 10 years later when we went to visit India again.
Wow Veeksha! The way you described this event in the perspective of a three year old shows how much little incidents mean for a child, especially the mild PTSD you experienced. Also refusing to get pictures taken is so relatable to me because I never listened to the person that was taking my picture, so getting bribed with food doesn't sound that bad :) Good job!
ReplyDeleteAww Veeksha you were such a cute baby!!!! You're still cute to this day, don't worry. :) I love how you did not mention that the "thieves" were monkeys until later, as this created a lot of suspense and made it funny when you eventually said it. I am sorry that you went through this and that everybody laughed while you were traumatized. I am also sorry that I laughed while reading this too and if I were there, I would have probably laughed too...great job, I love this post!
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