Talk to you later

Aiden & I were assaulted on Mar 30th 2011. walking home from Downtown in our City.

"See you Mel

talk to you later!"

(Smiling & feeling great since just seeing a friend on corner.. I am now walking away from Street corner, heading under the underpass walking with my son)

"Wow that was so nice to see Mel wasn't it?"

(My son nods in agreement as we walk smiling down the bridge sidewalk.

Visually I see a couple walking in front of nice, such a nice melting day out, cars whizzing past us under the bridge to our right. I see two Aboriginal native men walking towards. I get a very bad vibe from them as they walk rather cockily down the sidewalk bridge towards us.)

"Aiden!" Walk on the outside right of me. I will walk on the inside of the bridge sidewalk."

(Holding tighter to my purse on my left shoulder. My vibe is getting stronger that they are not good guys. I'm thinking they are going to either walk by or do something bad to us. The tall guy is walking all over the place waving his hands solidly as if saying "Move out of my way, I'm coming through.")

'Aiden, look down! Don't look at them, don't say anything just move over to me."

(Aiden walks close to my right side, trying to move us over tightly together so they can go by us without trouble. Aiden says.)

 "Mom they shoved those people in front of us."

(I said under my breath quietly.)

"Just walk, look down mind your own business."

(I'm fearing the worst. Moving Aiden to my side closer, he is standing in front of me. I'm thinking I can't go anywhere, there is to much hard sharp, slick chunks of ice on the side of bridge. Oh we are going to get some action I just feel it. I'm looking at the ground where I am standing thinking oh no, just keep going by PLEASE)

"WHAMMMMMM! OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! Oh no, Owwww, owww Aiden help me, up!"

"Mom Oh God! Mom are you ok?"

"Aiden help me up, Please!"

Oh mom, Mom why did they do that? Where's my cell? I'm calling 911."

No it's ok don't call!"

"No mom, i'm calling 911. Hello my mom & I were assaulted. My mom is on the ground!"

"A******S!!!!

(I scream as they walk by, making myself not say anything further for fear they will come back & do more damage than they have already. Bent over ice chunks in mud & water, I lay screaming in pain....)

"Hello 911, My mom & I were assaulted. They pushed another couple in front of us, they pushed me & my mom fell on the ground. Mom do you need an ambulance.

"No I am ok."

"Mom don't cry, it's ok!"

"Owww! Why did they do that? I didn't do anything, we didn't do anything to them. I knew they were going to do something."

My mom is hurt please come, No they were just walking towards us & shoved me hard & my mom landed on the ground, they pushed me into her, she landed on the ice. I don't think anything is broken. We were walking home, we are on the Albert St bridge west side of it. What are they wearing? Tall guy is wearing black jacket, black jeans, pimply face I think.. Native. Small guy black hat, black jacket, black pants he was short. going south on Albert. We were going north. Meet you where? Burger King? Ok1"

"Tell them I AM NOT going there, tell them I am going there, they are up there I saw them go there!"

"No mom, they walked by, the Police want us to go there."

"I don't want to go, I know they are there. Owwww"

"Ok we will meet you there. Mom are you ok?

"No Aiden I am not ok, but I'll be fine."

 Are you hurt? No Mom. Let's go. here let me hold you up.

"Aiden I saw them go there!"

"Mom I think they walked by. Let's cross the street come!

"MOM!!! There they are, I'm calling 911, coming out of the Burger King parkinglot."

"I knew it, I knew I saw them there I have to leave, I want to leave."

 (I turn to run across the busy road, in complete fear, I stepped off the sidewalk into on coming traffic. Aiden grabs me & pulls me back. He drags me by the hand up the short sidewalk hill to the parkinglot to see them walk down 11th street. The tall guy that shoved Aiden violently is waving his hands in the air wildly at a car stopped at the lights. He is acting crazy, as Aiden says)

"No mom I'm calling 911 back. Hi we just were assaulted the guys are leaving Burger King parkinglot walking down 11th going East. Yes we are here waiting. We can see them walking down the street, here is a Cop coming. They went that way down 11th wearing black pants black jackets. Yes, that way! Mom are you ok!"

Yes I'm fine, my arm hurts, wrist hurts, my shoulder, my hernia hurts too, my ribs are sore but i'll be fine."

"Mom, do you want me to take my coat off & let you sit on it?"

No Aiden I am ok, there is no where to sit but on the ground anyways & if I do I won't be able to handle it. I'll just stand here. Thank You for asking me though. Look Aiden they are arresting them. How many cars do you see?"

"I see 3 or 4. Yup he oopened the back door, he is putting them in. Awesome!

Here comes a Cop now Mom."

(Policeman drives up into the parkinglot & says We got them put in the car, Can you tell us what happened. We need to get statements from you.  He opens up the door & we climb in.He hands us the statements forms to fill out & he tells us they are being charged with assault. Aiden & I filled out the papers.

The officer said that if because I am in so much pain I have to go to the Hospital, make sure I tell the Dr that it needs to be filed with the Police File he gave me on the back of the Card. I ended up in the Hosp that night after we were taken home by the Officer. The assault happened around 5 ~ 5:30 pm & we walked in my door at 6:53 pm.

By 7:45 pm I was at the Hosp in the waiting room waiting to be seen. My hernia & ribs were in so much pain. my stomach was tightening up & the pain was about 7 on the pain level. I ended up getting in & having X rays done, they turned out Ok but was given Toradol in my arm for the pain. It burned going in & continued burning for about 1/2 hr. I still have the bump in my arm a week or so later.

I have filled out Victim Impact Statements for us regarding the assault so the Judge can review them & sentence them accordingly, however I received a phone call today April 7th 2011 saying that one of the guys, I am not sure of which one as of yet received a 3 month sentence & 15 months Probation. Served all at once, no time off for good behavior. The other one Victim Services says has not been sentenced yet so I have to get the VIS sent in ASAP. I will receive their Probation Orders when I do hand in the Statements. The Probation papers will have their names on them. When asked why they assaulted us all they could say was "Wine coolers" Thye were so intoxicated the Police said they had no clue they assaulted the couple ahead of us, us or anyone else in their path to get food from Robins Donuts. I forgave them for the assault the next day. I pray I am forgiven for calling them names. They have more problems in life than I do. Who am I to be angry at them.

My friend Wendell was explaining to one of his Church members how we were assaulted, When the lady spoke up & said Yeah that was my son that did that to them. I hope he didn't use a Weapon on them because he has before. I am a Christian she says. I am just devestated he did that to them. He deserves to be punnished. He is an alcoholic & drug user.

My son goes to Youth with that ladies younger son Wendell told me. I said to him DO NOT tell my son Aiden that because it would cause a major problem. Wendell & this mom go to Church right behind my house.

I told him, Please tell her I have forgiven her son, tell her I am a Christian too. Tell her I am ok, I do have injuries but we are fine. I am a bit afraid to be out myself but I will be ok. I have God in my life to take care of us.)

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"Unforgiveness is like you taking a swig of Poison &

expecting the other person to die.

Only you die,

not the other person.

I forgive so I am forgiven of my sins."

 

 

 

   

Reviews

[Midnight_Mystery]

its hard to forgive sometimes but we must,unless we wish to poison our souls with unnecessary anger and pain. great write!

[Bridget Mcmaken]

wow very amazing work here. Unforgiveness is like you taking a swig of Poison &
expecting the other person to die.
Only you die,
not the other person.
I forgive so I am forgiven of my sins."

This is a great way to word it. very nice work

[Fabric Pulse]

Unforgiveness is like you taking a swig of Poison &

expecting the other person to die.

~~~~~This is one of my favorite parts, so true. It's very hard sometimes when you've been hurt deeply by situations, but you grow stronger more when you reach out and make that first step yourself towards a better path. I hope you continue to find your way positively. Good luck!