I’m an FTM transsexual. I live a relatively isolated and lonely but peaceful, non-confrontational life.
No one around my neighborhood used to know, until someone started spreading information around and encouraging people to bother me. As a result, random people take it upon themselves to mess with me whenever they get the opportunity. In particular, two young people like to stand outside of their house and intentionally shout the wrong name as I walk by in order to harass me.
Yesterday, they were getting ready to go at it again. I saw one of them whispering to someone behind a fence as if preparing for when I inevitably walked by. I decided to spare myself the annoyance and cross the street, taking the long way back to my apartment.
All of a sudden, out of the blue I realized I’d stepped out in front of a car. It was going pretty slowly. I swear I hadn’t been aware of its presence when I decided to walk out. It managed to slow down before hitting me, letting me cross.
On one hand, I suppose I’m glad it wasn’t going fast enough to hit me or cause injury. On the other, a part of me thinks it would have been hilarious for the people that like to mock and deride me to see what the direct cause of their actions would have been, if it had been. I wonder if it would have changed their mind about their behavior towards people like me?