Sharing problems matter

I was not the most attractive girl growing up but there were few people who had a crush on me.

One of them was a boy who was in my class in 4th grade. He often made it obvious that he had a crush on me but I kept ignoring them because I was just starting teens at that time and I didn't want to get stuck in a situation with a boy.

Soon COVID 19 lockdown came and he changed school. I didn't see him for a few years until I was in 10th standard. He first joined the extra class institute I studied. I ignored him at that time because I had no interest in him. One time I was standing near the road when he cornered me and said he still liked him. I rejected him and said I had no interest in him. Everything was fine for a few days and he didn't approach or talked to me but after a week or two I started receiving calls from random numbers. I first ignored them but out of curiosity I decided to pick one and turned out the caller was the friend of the guy who liked me. He told me that the guy loves me so much and that I should accept him. I tried to deny but he kept talking, telling that his friend has drunk poison to guilt trip me for rejecting his friend but I was firm on my decision and told him no too.

At that time I was scared to tell what was happening to me to anyone. Even my own mother. I was scared of the judgement and the questions she would have for me so I decided to suffer in silence and try to ignore everything that had happened to me.

But they didn't leave me alone. He and his friends started calling me from random numbers, texting me and disturbing me.

One time I was walking on the road when someone called me. I was sick of their games so I picked up the call and started speaking in a loud voice asking why were they doing this to me. But then they spoke the unexpected. They shared the exact location I was in and told me they could see me. I looked around but there was no one around. I was alone on the street and they were saying they could see me. I quickly hung up and blocked the number and ran back home I was so scared that after that day I only left home for school and extra classes.

One day I was going home from my extra classes when I saw them passing by with their bike. I was so scared that I took a cab and went home but they followed me till home. I immediately talked to my mother about him that day and I was really glad I did because she first comforted me and asked for every detail about the guy. I told her everything I knew about him and she started talking to few people on the phone who could keep an eye on me on the street. From the next day I started to feel safe again on the road but one time it was dark and I was walking with my friends. I again saw him with his friends but I just walked without paying them any attention, while I passed by them they intentionally started talking aloud about how they will shoot a specific girl. I didn't want to pay attention but I remembered the fact that the guy was actually someone related to a local politician so his words creeped me a little. When I reached home I told my mother everything I heard and she was furious. The next day we complained to the authorities and since then he hasn't stalked or called me.

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I told my mother sooner because if I would have them maybe I wouldn't have suffered for some months and everything would have ended the day if started.