The Sky is Falling
7 Apr 2008 08:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wayfaringwordhackCrikey, J and I had a fright tonight. We were eating supper when the sound of a running, shouting crowd came through our open door and windows. Julien shoved his plate back and dashed outside. Men were hollering and women were screaming. I followed J onto the porch, and just to my right, a rock or a bottle shattered against the wall. J shoved me back in the house and cried out for me to close the shutters in the living room while he took care of the door and the office window. My heart was pounding and my mind working about whether I should try to find a weapon or not. I was sure that our house was being targeted because it is common knowledge that a "white" couple lives here.
J got on the phone with the police and, outside, the ruckus died down as quickly as it had arisen. We ventured back into the street. Full of people only a minute before, it was empty. A Mahorais on a scooter stopped to ask if we were ok and said that the tussle had nothing to do with the political situation. It was just a confrontation between the young hotheads of Labattoir and Pamandzi, who have an ongoing rivalry. The police told Julien as much over the phone.
*phew* That was an uncomfortable two minutes.
J got on the phone with the police and, outside, the ruckus died down as quickly as it had arisen. We ventured back into the street. Full of people only a minute before, it was empty. A Mahorais on a scooter stopped to ask if we were ok and said that the tussle had nothing to do with the political situation. It was just a confrontation between the young hotheads of Labattoir and Pamandzi, who have an ongoing rivalry. The police told Julien as much over the phone.
*phew* That was an uncomfortable two minutes.
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Date: 7 Apr 2008 06:07 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 7 Apr 2008 07:12 pm (UTC)I always get so angry afterwards, I want to pound the culprits to minced meat.
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Date: 7 Apr 2008 07:34 pm (UTC)....
Violent Pea! :P
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Date: 7 Apr 2008 08:05 pm (UTC)Glad that you're okay.
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Date: 7 Apr 2008 08:53 pm (UTC)Pommel Pea?
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Date: 8 Apr 2008 09:50 am (UTC)And you kept very quiet and calm about it.
I'm so glad that you're both okay.
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Date: 8 Apr 2008 10:46 am (UTC)The shock of the moment got me, but after that, all was calm, including moi. :P
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