Wrong Time in Wrong Place

I left my friend early from party and was heading to home. I was so sleepy and I couldn’t stand up any more in non-sense party with a lot of energetic young people around. I think it was bad idea in first place to attend to such a party that was organized by students of university. Out side was feel cold and I was so hungry, in brochure was writing, cold dinner will be included but I didn’t see any food or probably I was late and every thing already finished. It didn’t matter anymore much, because something I like about Sweden that you can buy a sandwich any time of night in the weekends. I went directly to a fast-food-store on my way and bought a chicken-kebab and ate it fast during my walking to home. It was big mistake choosing chili sauce at that time of night with no drink around. I started burning inside out from eating spicy-kebab and I really needed a drink. After few minutes I couldn’t take the burning-mouth and I went to a closest bar named Gloria. It was almost 2am Saturday night and bar was full of people. I went down stairs behind the counter and waiting for bartender to look at me to order. As soon as he saw me, he came to me and asked with his head that what do I want? I told him a glass of Falcon would be nice and directly after he gave it to me I drink it half through. The burning of tongue decreased. I started playing with rest of drink by sipping it that I saw in other side of bar a person was staring at me with the eyes wide open and heavy look without even blinking. I looked other way and just found out something was wrong with this place. I was in this bar before but in the day times for watching European Football Champion few months ago. Most people were strange, such as few over weight girls or women were dancing chest to chest, three guys almost look like homeless people in other side talking loud to each other, some separate men with specific makeup and finally the guy who was staring at me, he was tall, curly blond hair, with a big scar on top lip and really narrow eyebrows which was part of his makeup and tight shirt that you could see his body between its buttons. I decided to finish a drink and leave the place. In the corner of bar it was a black jack table, since Vegas I promised myself I will never gamble again. -I’m still shacking when I’m thinking about those gambling days. It was three days straight without sleeping enough, without eating enough in the cold Bellagio-Casino and I lost all money that I had and maximized my two credit cards limitation. It was such a nightmare and it passed now. I think I can trust myself only by watching it- I went closer to table to see how other people are loosing their money. In less that a minute when I looked back I saw same strange guy directly behind me. He was so close that I could even feel his breath on my shoulder. Surrounded atmosphere became scary for me and my mood was totally gone. I looked at him and he was staring in my eyes directly. My whole body started reacting I could feel swirling in my stomach and little shacking on my foot. I didn’t know what was wrong with that guy and I was afraid to ask him. I preferred to put the half empty glass on the table and leave the bar directly. Before completely leaving the bar, I looked back one more time and I saw him five steps behind following me. I scared even more and I thought if I go outside now, there will not be anybody in sidewalk and the situation will become worst. So I stepped back to the bar and hanged out a little bit near the counter closest to the exit door. Other bar tender asked me if I want something and I told him and I’m waiting for my friend and then directly I asked him if he knew that guy. He told me he saw him few times but even he found him strange. I looked at him and he was still staring. I thought if I stay longer then probably he will leave or go to other side of bar and then I can escape out. The moment, I was waiting, came and after few minutes he was standing and he walked slowly to other side of bar and walked back and second time he walked to same direction. I jumped from my chair and ran to my apartment, which it was not far away. During running I was laughing to my situation and also scared to look back. It was such a strange moment. After three or four minutes running, I was front of my main door building and I went inside fast, went upstairs, looked through the window to see if he followed me. Oh my God, I saw him in the middle of street, he was running and looking around. It is better to turn off the lamp and see what he is doing. He searched around for several minutes and he effaced in the shadow of overlooking street. Whole being in sleepy condition is changed to insomnia and I was wake until morning and thinking about what happen, why happen, who was he and what did he want?
Written by Mohammad Hosseini