Never Trust Anyone
How are you supposed to trust a stranger that you have met online? Most people don’t think about the negative things that can happen when meeting a stranger until something goes wrong. Meeting a stranger for the first time can be very dangerous because it can lead to injury, death, or even getting robbed. When I was a freshman in high school, I had a passion for collecting basketball cards and selling them. I began buying packs of cards that had a random selection of basketball players. I would meet with my friends to trade cards for any rare all-star basketball player card that I could find; these cards are the most worthy and valuable. I collected enough all-star basketball player cards to sell them on a website called craigslist. I posted my advertisement for anyone seeking classic basketball cards that was willing to pay one-hundred dollars. I figured it would be easier and less time consuming to post an ad online rather than asking around. A couple weeks later, I received an email from someone asking to come by and see it. Like most people, I was excited to get rid of my collection but at the same time I didn’t worry about the consequences of being in danger. We scheduled a day to meet at a shopping center that we both knew. Not thinking negatively, I went alone to meet with the buyer. We were communicating via email, which seemed very odd because he wouldn’t provide me with a number to get in contact with him.
Once we met, he didn’t have any face expressions but I could tell he was up to no good. Next thing I knew, he threatened me saying that he had a gun and he would use it if I don’t give up the cards. I knew how valuable these cards were to me and I was not in any mood to give it up. Fearing my life, I didn’t want to upset the thief so I gave him what he demanded. My life is too important to be put in this situation. I was very scared but at the same time shocked by disbelief. Once the thief got what he wanted, he took off running. With no way of
Once we met, he didn’t have any face expressions but I could tell he was up to no good. Next thing I knew, he threatened me saying that he had a gun and he would use it if I don’t give up the cards. I knew how valuable these cards were to me and I was not in any mood to give it up. Fearing my life, I didn’t want to upset the thief so I gave him what he demanded. My life is too important to be put in this situation. I was very scared but at the same time shocked by disbelief. Once the thief got what he wanted, he took off running. With no way of