Fear

In the book To Kill A Mocking Bird we read that Jem had a bad feeling about Atticus driving the car into town in the middle of the night, and I had a similar feeling two Thursdays ago when I was walking to school in the morning.  I was walking in the early morning hours on September 16 because i had to get to Renaissance by 6:45.  It was very dark outside and the only light of the street I was on was one solitary street light.  Now I am walking minding my own business when I see this inky black shadow moving toward me at the other end of the street, so I crossed the street.  Then I see the shadow cross the street to.  At this point I start to panic.  I searched my pockets and find a dull pencil which was my only weapon.  I have decided that this person is going to mug me or murder me and I was going to fight back, with my dull number 2 pencil.  As they drew nearer put my first up, pencil in hand, ready for some close combat.  As they came closer and closer my heart felt like it was about to jump out of my chest because it was pounding so hard.  My palms were sweaty and my mind was focused.  I knew what I had to do. The when I finely have enough light to see them I look up and stare them straight in the eyes.  I was a sixty year old woman on her morning walk, power walking to be exact.  She even said good morning to me.  I am such a coward.