I confronted him!
I did it!! I can not believe I face him, and HE is one who back off of me! I can not believe this, still, what a long day this has been!
Last night, is actual early morning, my student come to my room. He had been sharing room with other Russian skater, who is student of our old coach. So coach show up there last night, is very drunk, and his student let's him in room of course. He starts yelling at Andrei, asking what room I am in, and is cursing at him in English, since his student does not know English. Andrei, he gets into bathroom and locks himself in there, while coach is yelling and hitting at door for long time. After he has gone, Andrei comes to my room to tell me of this, it scared him. And he ask me why coach do that, what is wrong between him and me. And so finally I tell him some of it, and he tells me he knows, he tell me some of what this man try at him, and why he leaves him. It is then I know I can make decision to face him, to make sure I protect this boy.
At practice this morning, when both of us have our students there, we are on separate sides of building, and I keep close eye at him, he will not 'sneak up' at me again. And I make sure I am standing near an American coach, although I doubt SHE will protect me so much, haha. Well, after they do practice, as we are getting ready to leave, my student and me, he hit me in back of my head and call me 'you little sh*t'. And I turn around like I am surprised some, and say back at him, 'oh, hello rapist'. Holy cow! The look he has on his face, both our students are shocked, there is Russian journalist who hears it and is staring at us, and I am thinking he will hit me, he is thinking that also, he has his hands as fists, and he start to pull up one arm. And instead of being afraid of him or backing off of him, I take one step toward him, I do not do other move, and HE step back off of me!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, it was so amazing!! He and his student, they just go to leave. The journalist, he come over and ask me why I say that at him, and I tell him 'well, he is who I call it, maybe you should ask him'. Then this journalist tell me that to say such thing as not true, that can be criminal. And I almost laugh! And I smile and pretend I am most stupid, and say at him 'oh, yes, that would be bad. Perhaps if I lie of that, Mr. M should do something of it, shouldn't he?' And I leave it at that, and Andrei sees the journalist go after M to talk at him. Ha ha
So we stay away of him later, but tonight, he show up outside my room. I do not answer door, of course, Andrei and I just sit there for few minutes listening to him bang at door and yelling and cursing and threatening again. And I called security on him! LOL, I tell them there is crazy man outside my door making threats at me. And they come and take him away for night, they ask me if I wish to do charges at him, and I ask how long I have to decide of that. And they say they can keep him in jail over night, I can decide in morning! Haha, so that is what I do, that is where he will spend tonight!
I feel so amazing, I feel panic, which is stupid, as he can not at all get at me right now, but feeling scared of whole thing, and amazed I do this, with no one here to be with me for it, with no one but my student I feel I need to protect of him. I do not know that this is over, but in last two days here, I know that I will be able to be safe of him, and protect Andrei, and be able to deal of anything he may do.
I am thinking of reporting him to our sport federation. But I can not yet do that, I feel I need to tell my mom of this first, to not let her learn of it in that way. But that will be what comes next. And it will happen, I know that now, I know I can do this.
Thank you everyone who help me feel strong to do this!
leosha
Last night, is actual early morning, my student come to my room. He had been sharing room with other Russian skater, who is student of our old coach. So coach show up there last night, is very drunk, and his student let's him in room of course. He starts yelling at Andrei, asking what room I am in, and is cursing at him in English, since his student does not know English. Andrei, he gets into bathroom and locks himself in there, while coach is yelling and hitting at door for long time. After he has gone, Andrei comes to my room to tell me of this, it scared him. And he ask me why coach do that, what is wrong between him and me. And so finally I tell him some of it, and he tells me he knows, he tell me some of what this man try at him, and why he leaves him. It is then I know I can make decision to face him, to make sure I protect this boy.
At practice this morning, when both of us have our students there, we are on separate sides of building, and I keep close eye at him, he will not 'sneak up' at me again. And I make sure I am standing near an American coach, although I doubt SHE will protect me so much, haha. Well, after they do practice, as we are getting ready to leave, my student and me, he hit me in back of my head and call me 'you little sh*t'. And I turn around like I am surprised some, and say back at him, 'oh, hello rapist'. Holy cow! The look he has on his face, both our students are shocked, there is Russian journalist who hears it and is staring at us, and I am thinking he will hit me, he is thinking that also, he has his hands as fists, and he start to pull up one arm. And instead of being afraid of him or backing off of him, I take one step toward him, I do not do other move, and HE step back off of me!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, it was so amazing!! He and his student, they just go to leave. The journalist, he come over and ask me why I say that at him, and I tell him 'well, he is who I call it, maybe you should ask him'. Then this journalist tell me that to say such thing as not true, that can be criminal. And I almost laugh! And I smile and pretend I am most stupid, and say at him 'oh, yes, that would be bad. Perhaps if I lie of that, Mr. M should do something of it, shouldn't he?' And I leave it at that, and Andrei sees the journalist go after M to talk at him. Ha ha
So we stay away of him later, but tonight, he show up outside my room. I do not answer door, of course, Andrei and I just sit there for few minutes listening to him bang at door and yelling and cursing and threatening again. And I called security on him! LOL, I tell them there is crazy man outside my door making threats at me. And they come and take him away for night, they ask me if I wish to do charges at him, and I ask how long I have to decide of that. And they say they can keep him in jail over night, I can decide in morning! Haha, so that is what I do, that is where he will spend tonight!
I feel so amazing, I feel panic, which is stupid, as he can not at all get at me right now, but feeling scared of whole thing, and amazed I do this, with no one here to be with me for it, with no one but my student I feel I need to protect of him. I do not know that this is over, but in last two days here, I know that I will be able to be safe of him, and protect Andrei, and be able to deal of anything he may do.
I am thinking of reporting him to our sport federation. But I can not yet do that, I feel I need to tell my mom of this first, to not let her learn of it in that way. But that will be what comes next. And it will happen, I know that now, I know I can do this.
Thank you everyone who help me feel strong to do this!
leosha
