Young criminals

Date: 3/6/2024

In my dream, I was leaving a party from Irina’s apartment building in the Bronx. There were 2 boys, younger than 10, waiting outside the building. Suddenly they took out two knives and threatened me if I didn’t give them my bag. I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing. I pretended to call 9-1-1. I told the operator the address and the kids looked a little scared, but then they called my bluff and still insisted they’ll stab me if I didn’t do as they demanded. We played mind games for a few minutes and I eventually took the knife from the younger kid and bent it out of shape, so the blade was useless. A third kid showed up and had a more sturdy knife, like their leader had. I decided to just walk to the main avenue, where hopefully I will see a police officer. Nope. The boys continued to follow me and I had an altercation with the leader. Miraculously, I took the knife from him. He took his buddy’s knife and continued to threaten me. I did my best to ignore them, but inside I was afraid. I decided to call him up on his threat. So I put the knife tip to his skin and drew some blood. Each time he continued to threaten me, I nicked him again and again, which kept me safe. Dream ends.