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Wasn't sure where to put this thread, so I hope this is the best place for it.
Last night I went into London to take a few photos with my friend and his girlfriend. As we were walking back from Big Ben across Westminster Bridge, I could hear someone crying. At first I couldn't work out where it was coming from, but once the traffic going across the bridge died down, I noticed a girl on the other side of the road. It was her that was crying. I stopped my friends and said we should go and see if she was ok.
By this point she was crossing the road, albeit very slowly. I approached her and asked her if she was ok (stupid question, I know) and if there was anything I could do to help. She looked quite well dressed and has some shopping bags with her. She didnt seem drunk or as if she was on drugs. Just upset. She literally could not not stop crying and it seemed like she couldn't speak because of it. She kind of just ignored me as if I wasn't there and carried on walking. I got my friends girlfriend to try and speak to her as I didn't want to seem intimidating etc, and she got the same response from the girl. Just total nothingness.
The reason I am writing this is because I feel kind of guilty because after a few minutes, we just turned around and left her. What happened to her? What was making her so upset? Why didn't she want us to help her? Could we have even have helped her?
I kind of feel frustrated as well because it was like she was crying out for help, but just didn't take it when it was offered to her.
It was really sad to see. I swear London is the loneliest city in the world.
Last night I went into London to take a few photos with my friend and his girlfriend. As we were walking back from Big Ben across Westminster Bridge, I could hear someone crying. At first I couldn't work out where it was coming from, but once the traffic going across the bridge died down, I noticed a girl on the other side of the road. It was her that was crying. I stopped my friends and said we should go and see if she was ok.
By this point she was crossing the road, albeit very slowly. I approached her and asked her if she was ok (stupid question, I know) and if there was anything I could do to help. She looked quite well dressed and has some shopping bags with her. She didnt seem drunk or as if she was on drugs. Just upset. She literally could not not stop crying and it seemed like she couldn't speak because of it. She kind of just ignored me as if I wasn't there and carried on walking. I got my friends girlfriend to try and speak to her as I didn't want to seem intimidating etc, and she got the same response from the girl. Just total nothingness.
The reason I am writing this is because I feel kind of guilty because after a few minutes, we just turned around and left her. What happened to her? What was making her so upset? Why didn't she want us to help her? Could we have even have helped her?
I kind of feel frustrated as well because it was like she was crying out for help, but just didn't take it when it was offered to her.
It was really sad to see. I swear London is the loneliest city in the world.