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The Case for Laptop Locks

Laptop Locks are a must-have especially if you a student at a college. I recently ran into a situation where my laptop was stolen. I am here at the university and studying and could not imagine this will happen. My laptop was left on my bed when I got the call for a Saturday night party down the hall. I had my laptop with me and I ran into the hallway to check out this party.

The RA on the floor was having a little surprise birthday even for his roommate and invited others from the floor.

I did not put my laptop away and left it lying on my bed. Upon my return the laptop was gone. This is not to alarm you or create concerns about college theft but, my laptop also had information about my family financials as I try to assist my old parents with their bookkeeping. If my laptop only had information about my school work or was only used to access the internet, it won’t be a big deal but it had family pictures and other keepsakes.

This happened on May 21, 2009, just before summer holidays. I was totally devastated and could not must the guts to tell my parents. I keep it to myself knowing that my overly conservative mom had just bought the laptop lock for me and I decided not to take it saying it was more of a nuisance. Now I am ashamed to face my mom and admit she was right.

So, I go home and did not say anything not because my parents will yell or beat me or anything just because I knew there was a laptop lock sitting somewhere in the house that I could have used to secure my laptop.

I arrived home for summer of 2009 and my mom as always was very happy to see me. She came to the airport and picked me and we hugged and cried as always. Dad was not there as he does not like those moments. As we were driving home from the airport, my mom is always asking questions about school, relationships, my friends and all the stuff that I brought and all that kinds of information that really only mom cares to know. I would give her the usually answer about everything because I know we will have long conversation. We talked about my latest boy friend. Jason, what a great guy!!! I met Jason in the party that I went with my friend Jessica. At the party I met Jason and I was not so sure he was going to talk to me. I kept visiting with my friends and then our eyes met. I avoided his contact but then as fate would have it, there was something there and we both just kind of laughed and winked. I did not talk to him that night but went to my room just happy that I met (kinda) met this guy. When it was time for me to do my assignments, I could not find my laptop. It was gone. Here my happiness turned into sorrow. I called my friend Jessica who is known for coming into my room and taking stuff. I asked if she had my laptop and she said no. I called my roommate who too had spent the night at her cousin’s place and she just laughed and said the laptop is gone.

This is not possible, it was given to me by my mom for my twentieth birthday and she said to me it was a   present for maintaining good grades. Here it is stolen and never to be found. The sad thing is that I can guess it was stolen by someone on campus. I wonder how many laptops are stolen each year without laptop locks.

Well, I got home, unpacked my bag, gave Dad a big hug, teased him about his weight and he teased me about anything he could say as a comeback. He looked at me and right away knew there was an air of happiness in my life.

My mom is busy unpacking my stuff and dad went immediately to the gusto. Hey Sarah, any guys in your life lately? Well, I said to him, dad there is this guy I met in a dorm party. His name is Jason and he is a relay nice guy and we are not serious or anything but we have gone out a couple of times. I won’t’; called him a boy friend or anything but we will see how it goes. That was the extent of the conversation with dad.

Mom still unpacking my bag asked the tough question. Hey Sarah, did you bring back your laptop? Hmm, mom it is long story and I want to save the story for another moment. Let’s not ruin this moment. OK. Mom would not take that for an answer, keep the story short and give me the reader’s digest version. I replied and said well it was stolen. If you know my mom, this is her moment to gloat, this is her moment to say, “I told you so” but this time she just gave me the eye. This hurts. I was expecting the long winded speech of I told you so, I even went and bought you the laptop lock which you left mere. I knew this was going to happen. I was expecting her to just keep going. But this time she decided the eye was all that I needed.

This was painful to me and I know how much this laptop meant to the family. Knowing that it is gone, knowing that it has our family mementos, my family financials, is painful.

I am writing this article as a search for my laptop. It is a Dell Latitude E5500, red cover and it is only two years old. If anyone can find it, I will pay them five hundred dollars.

Morale of the story, get a laptop lock and even better morale of the story, always listen to mom. Sarah W.

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