Gemma
I was waiting at the bus stop and making chit chat with an elderly man who was totally pleasant and polite. We were talking about the weather, how late the bus was, boring things like that. He in no way made me feel threatened or uncomfortable until the bus arrived and he let me get on first. As I stepped on, he firmly put his hand right at the top of my bum and leaned over to whisper in my ear ‘next time make sure your seams are straight’ (I like to wear vintage inspired clothing and I had on seamed tights under my dress). I felt so grossed out and disgusted that a pleasant encounter could turn so easily. Because he was old like a grandfather I didn’t know what to say so I sat as far away from him as possible on the bus. This happened 10 years ago and I still think about it!