being a woman is scary. yesterday while I was getting dinner, the waiter came to our table and gave me a note. what I thought was a flirty note was actually a warning that a man a table over was taking secret photos of me and my friend.

we got up to leave (talking to the waiter first), and the guy quickly rushed out of the restaurant and called someone. two girls at another table told us they had been the ones to alert the waiter.

the story just gets crazier. the girls told us that they also saw a man waiting outside the restaurant for an indefinite amount of time. the waiters looked around and he had left at the same time as the stalker.

We were very close to being preyed upon in some way. All in a place surrounded by people where I felt safe and unassuming. thank god people were looking out for my friend and I.

suffice to say, I’m buying a taser and extra pepper spray.