A Man in a Store with Lights Off at Dawn... Female Employee Says, "I Worked Hard to Send Him Away, but I'm Afraid He Might Come Back"

Self-Employed Community Story Shared
Netizens "It Will Come Again, Feeling Anxious"

In the dead of night, netizens expressed concern over a female employee's story of feeling threatened by a man who barged into a darkened massage shop. On the 19th, a post titled "Oh, I was startled awake" was uploaded to the self-employed community 'Apeunikka Sajangida'. A staff member, A, at a Thai massage shop recounted, "In the early morning, I heard a noise in the shop with all the lights off. I checked the closed-circuit television (CCTV) from my room and saw a customer had entered the shop, so I went out."

[Image source: Screenshot from the self-employed community 'Apeunikka Sajangida']

A said, "I went over and told him, 'We are currently closed, please come in the morning or afternoon,' but he didn’t respond and just smiled slyly while staring. Feeling uneasy, I told him 'Please come during the day' four more times, but he just stood there quietly." She added, "When I realized polite words weren’t working, I opened the door and said, 'Don’t just stand there, come back when it’s bright. Please leave.' But he smiled and approached. I told him, 'Don’t come closer, please leave,' but he kept smiling, grabbed my wrist, and said things I couldn’t understand. When I pulled away, he tried to grab my wrist two or three more times."

A continued, "I said, 'We have CCTV, and I will report this as sexual harassment. Don’t touch me,' and he hesitated, picked up his bag, and left after a while." She expressed her anxiety, "Just in case, I turned off the automatic door opener, but as expected, he came back and tried to open the door. When it didn’t open, he knocked and then left. I think he came back thinking a woman was alone inside the dark shop." The post also included a CCTV screenshot showing the man standing face-to-face with A inside the dark massage shop, as well as footage of him peering inside from outside the automatic door. A concluded, "I think I’ll stay up all night feeling uneasy."

Netizens who read the story expressed concern for A, saying things like, "He will definitely come again. Always be careful about security," "It would be better to lock the automatic door when resting," "Thankfully nothing serious happened, but the world is so scary," and "I recommend having a stun gun ready."

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