Dear Yara,
I went to the market in Fort-de-France yesterday. They have a lot of tourist shops for cruise ships that dock there. I was checking out some dresses when I noticed the shopkeeper almost looked like she was gesturing towards someone. I turned and saw a guy with dreads smoking a cigarette behind me. He was wearing a bright red shirt. As soon as I left the store, I noticed him following me. I decided to stop inside an ice cream shop just to check my theory. After stepping inside, I noticed he posted up outside.
I knew at that point he was trying to rob me, but he was waiting to do it where there weren’t too many eyes looking. I started walking toward a section of the dock that was less crowded. Suddenly, while walking, I pivoted with my ice cream, which tasted delicious, and turned around. I made it a point to look at the dread head in the eye. I then walked back toward the crowded part of the port that I’d just come from. I weaved through the crowd of people and then came to this large circular fixture that had a lot of plants in it. I started to walk around it in circles until he understood what I was doing and he gave up. I then got on the bus and went back to my Airbnb. There’s nothing that I hate more in life than a stupid criminal. Who wears a bright red shirt to rob someone?
annoyed but safe,
Alexa