There are lots of movies out there where, the girlfriend, or the wifey is caught in an inexplicable or enigmatic situation like the house is haunted whenever the hubby is away, or the girlfriend is hunted by a presence, and the boyfriend or the hubby always does the assuring and non-believer character to make the women look like they are just being paranoid, or "lost their marbles" and so the guys never become the "heros" for the heroines to save them out of those phenomenons. So the heroins always end up depend on themselves.
Because men are being said the most rational, whist women are being said too emotional creatures.
I don't have the opportunity to experience Cold War in the 1950's, but lately I feel the cold tension between me and the night-shift cashier, whenever we do closing at the end of my shift. She has been trying to cheat money out of my doing closing and wrong me, which so far, I haven't fallen in her trap.
I told Steve about it. I brought up racial issue at my workplace. I told him that maybe because of different races that she and the others are trying to be mean to me. It happens all the time whenever different races work together, but Steve was being color-blind. Maybe I was being racist and he doesn't get the real situation at my workplace. That's explain I'm the "heroine" have to depend on myself, have to keep myself on guard from those people other than myself (own race).
The cold tension grew between me and her, the cashier was because of how I found out she was trying to frame me, so that she got the advantage - some money from the register. She thought she would succeed in fooling me, but then she was surprised she failed. Her guilty face showed it all. Hence, less exchanges between us since. I'll save the details.
Anyway, I told mom about it. She was so upset and worried that the cashier will keep trying to frame me. But I won't back down. Precaution and vigilance are something I'd get out of this part-time during this school break, which I need to polish up ; )
Color-blind is something I want to master as well.