Venice Teen Recalls A Day in the Life of The Terminator
By Anita
Brown
The Venice High sophomores walked
into the Conroy’s Flowershop at Lincoln and Venice Blvd. to fill out an
application for an after school job. There the girls met Arnold Schwarzenegger
who wrote his phone number on a Conroy’s card and gave it to Sonya (not
her real name). Sonya accepted the card but not the offered invitation for a
date from Mr. Universe.
The other girl, Tina, (not her real name)
truly impressed by Conan gushed the information of the girls’ activities
and choice of transportation. “She rides the bus - right by her house on
West Washington Blvd.” (now known as Abbot Kinney
Blvd.)
The teens went away impressed at
meeting the body builder and rising movie star. During the following weeks there
were continued chance encounters with the 38 year old actor.
One early morning, as 15-year-old
Sonya stood at the bus stop, waiting for the #2 Blue Bus to take her to school,
up to the curb rolled the star in a large car – with his Terminator
exposed – and having his way with himself. Still Pumping Iron, the Running
Man leaned over and asked, “Can you tell me where the post office
is?” Surprised Sonya stepped back away from the curb, unable to avoid
seeing the exposed Predator. She pointed toward the direction of the Venice Post
Office. Ahnold drove off.
Sonya ran.
She ran home and told her mother she was sick. She didn’t go to school
that day. A few days later, after getting over the fear and shock, she told her
mother what had happened.
Her Mother
responded,”Do you want to call the police?” Sonya’s mother
said her daughter began to cry and chocked out the words, “No, no,
NO!” Her Mother offered, “Make sure you don’t go to the bus
stop alone anymore.” Sonya agreed, wondering if he was he still following
her.
The Beachhead used the
same standards as the L.A. Times to confirm that this incident was reported to
her mother and best friend at the time it happened.
Posted: Thu - January 1, 2004 at 07:39 PM