Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil, See No Evil

A couple weeks ago, my blogging rhythm was interrupted when my wallet went "missing". I stepped away from my bag for five-six minutes during class, and returned to find it gone. Of course, if it was stolen, no kid wanted to blow the lid off the can as to who did it, and especially not to a student like me!

I had a lot to contemplate after this incident, but surprisingly handled it very well emotionally. I was strong, demanding, and whipped into action, trusting my instincts and accepting: whatever will be will be. My wallet was already gone, and there was nothing I could do to solve the mystery.

I searched high and low with the principal and teachers, and had every student on high alert. My cards were cancelled within 15 minutes of the incident, and unfortunately, only $9 was left for this assumed thief, aside from a few maxed-out gift cards and ridiculously unusable club cards.

I went and got a new library card, cancelling the other, and sat for two hours at DOL to register my new and hopefully final driver's license. So, naturally, the biggest "downer" this incident caused was not being able to transport myself to appointments and classes for 1.5 days. I do my best to put a positive spin on the whole situation, stating: "Well, hey! At least my new license's photo looks better than my last!"

Overall, I never thought I would have to experience this, but I can say: you do get through it, and as someone who knows how sucky it is to lose all semi-critical items that helped you network and whatnot: please take this as a warning sign for yourself and back up what ever business cards/phone numbers you have. It may not seem like it will ever happen to you (because you probably wouldn't be as foolish to leave your bag in a room alone), but there's a good chance it could at some point in your life.

Sure, I feel a little more on-edge coming to school with a wallet, and I do feel fearful, knowing our school has the least theft problem of them all, but on top of that, I feel proud--proud of the authority I work with every day, proud of my self-growth, and proud that ignorance will eventually be proven within justice.