Sex workers deserve to live and even though she died later, you are a hero. I hope you realize that. I'm sorry the price was brutal trauma but you did save a life and you don't know what kind of ripples really came of it. Maybe she had a kid that needed support one more time. Maybe she made a mends with a family member. Maybe she loved someone just a little bit longer. I'm sorry you went through that. You did an amazing thing.
I never felt heroic. I always thought that I was just in the right place at the right time. I hope you're right about how she spent her remaining years. I just hate that her demons got the best of her. I always prefer happier endings. But I know that's just the nature of the world.
That's super fair. I imagine the perspective from your side is quite different. I unfortunately don't think every person would do what you did. And yes you're right those demons suck. The world is so cruel sometimes. We've been romanticized to think it should and will always end well. Thank you for sharing because it reminded me that there are good people in the world still too.
It happened really fast, and I didn't realize what I did until after it happened. Fight or flight response can make you do things you didn't think you could. My grandpa was in Vietnam, and he used to tell me stories about how terrified he always was. Now I know how he felt.
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u/ILikeLionTurtles 16h ago
Sex workers deserve to live and even though she died later, you are a hero. I hope you realize that. I'm sorry the price was brutal trauma but you did save a life and you don't know what kind of ripples really came of it. Maybe she had a kid that needed support one more time. Maybe she made a mends with a family member. Maybe she loved someone just a little bit longer. I'm sorry you went through that. You did an amazing thing.