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A Neighbor Randomly Asked Me For a Sexual Favor

The experience was so surreal

MaryClare StFrancis
3 min readNov 24, 2023
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“I’m really, really needing a blowjob. Please, uh, can you, uh, help me out with that maybe?” One of the neighbors asked. Damn, this is what I get for being friendly to the neighbors I thought. I got knots in my stomach, just knowing that he would rape me if I said no.

I know this man, but not well. We get along just fine and talk when we see each other, but I was still somewhat taken aback by his question. I shouldn’t be, as it’s a question I’ve been asked many times over the years. Just not recently.

“No, I don’t do that for anyone,” I said to him.
“Okay. Well, I tried,” He said, laughing awkwardly. I was afraid he was going to try to force the issue but for once in my life I was being asked for a sexual favor by a man who both understood and respected consent, because he backed off.

“I got to go figure out who else I could maybe ask,” he said.
“Well my fourteen year old says that using his hands works pretty well, maybe you could try that,” I responded.
“Nah, it’s beyond that,” he said, “but thanks anyway.” He smiled and walked back across the street.

Hell, I could have named a price and seen if he still wanted it, I said to myself…

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MaryClare StFrancis
MaryClare StFrancis

Written by MaryClare StFrancis

I write memoir, nonfiction essays, and poetry

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