I sat outside of Sukiyaki restaurant, a Japanese restaurant
with an amazing buffet of sushi, grilled meats, and delicious vegetables along
the beachside, waiting for a friend.
As I await my friend,
I sit on a bench with my back facing the street, but I can feel the fresh sea
breeze and hear the sounds of the ocean waves.
I then look over to my right and see a homeless man pull out a gun. He is waving the gun at some man then points
it to his own neck, back at the man, then himself saying something in
Portuguese. Another young man, then
begins to entice the homeless man who was sensible enough to ignore the young
man and just walk off. I sat watching
this scene wondering if I should run away or just stay. As no one else was
running I figured I would just sit there calmly and be vigilant. The homeless man walks off, so I figure
things are fine and I continue to await my friend. Maybe 5 minutes later I see a man and woman
arguing in front of the bus stop. They begin pushing and shoving each other and
I stand up to watch. Other bystanders
begin to watch as well, and as the pushing and shoving increases, I think: “Is
anyone going to help her?” Then I see the man swing at her, she ducks so he
misses her, she then gives him a right into his groin and a left into his
stomach. I then shouted “damn” along with the other bystanders . She gets into a
proper boxing stance and starts swinging at him and the bystanders begin to
shout “she is wooping his ass” (in Portuguese of course) she then grabs a motorcycle helmet and whacks
him in the face and when a bus pulls in he runs into the bus. I could see blood dripping down the side of
his face. She then runs after him on the
bus and I guess they continue to fight on the bus. I am now standing there in aww, thinking you
“can’t make this shit up”. Only in Salvador.
