Steemitri The Mannequin: an unforgettable vacation - they stole our bags!

(this post is based on real-life events)

Dear Steemians,

As a common proverb says, my holiday hasn’t started in the best way!

Excited and joyfully, we left early in the morning a rainy Ticino to reach Italy without any problem, at the border especially ;-) thanks to my new Steem ID.

The journey continued on the highway, following the crowd of tourists in cars and campers that in this period of the year are traveling south to enjoy a decent spring weather and a few days of relaxation.

We arrived in Modena at around lunch time, but feeling a bit tired and exhausted from the trip, I stayed in the car to take a restorative nap.
To be more comfortable and to avoid too much sun exposure, I laid down in the trunk. My legs and arms were left on the back seat of the car, so that I had more room in the trunk.

At a certain point I heard some sketchy noises and I thought I was dreaming… but I felt that something odd and no good was happening… I had this sensation that my arms were fighting and my legs kicking… but I couldn’t see my limbs and what was really going on.

When the trunk opened up, a bright light blinded me for a moment and I saw unknown faces over me… being a mannequin, I was unable to scream or ask for help. I tried to defend our travel bags with my body, but the thugs roughly pushed me aside. They certainly did not need a mannequin hostage to accomplish what they were aiming for.

You all have seen what are the advantages of pulling out limbs… however today, I learnt instead what happens if you do not have arms or legs to react to unexpected events.

Finally, there was nothing that could be done… they closed the trunk and run with the stolen goods!
Sad and lonely I stayed in the dark, feeling powerless!

After a couple of hours, Lou and Dee did not have other choice than accept this unpleasant fact and comfort me. They have been very kind and understandable.

The next thing to do before leaving for the next destination, was to denounce the theft to the Italian officers, called Carabinieri and to go shopping for the necessary travel items that have been stolen. Nothing will stop our plan to travel and have a good time all together!

The following nights, I decided to guard the car pretending to sleep, ready to intervene in case of necessity.

This was a story based on real fact. In the next post I will show you some pictures of Tuscany and tell you about my encounter and meet up with very special friends!

Stay safe!

Steemitri The Mannequin

@steemitri

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