… against my will.
Just kidding. But… Yeah… Just read.
7:58pm I get on the 16, on my way to meet some friends at Coffee News in St. Paul.
8:10 I get off at University and Snelling and call my friends to see how close they are to picking me up and to ask where I should wait for them. They tell me to wait there. So I wait. On the corner. Of University. And Snelling.
8:12 I see a strange man looking at me and walking closer to where I’m standing. He approaches me and asks, “Where you headin’?” while I try to call my friends and tell them that I’ll wait for them at the bank parking lot. They tell me they’ll be there in a minute.
8:13 After getting off the phone, I walk to the parking lot… and the strange man comes with me. His name is John. He asks where I’m heading. I say, “Oh… To meet up with some friends… Where are you heading?” He replies, “I’m headin’ wherever you’re headin’.” Ha… Awkward…
8:14 I get to the parking lot and wait for my friends. John asks me if the liquor store is still open. I tell him it should be. Yeah, I really didn’t know. He looks me up and down. He starts walking away. He turns around and says, “Hey, we should hang out sometime. You wan’ hang out? Can I get your number?” I gently say no. He starts walking back. Oh crap. He walks back up to me and asks, “You wanna hang out some time? You wan’ go see a movie? We should go to a movie.” The whole time, I’m shaking my head and turning him down, but he persists and would not leave me alone. So. I lied. Please forgive me, God. I panicked. I said I was seeing someone… He says, “Aww shoot. You’re seeing someone, huh? You should go see a movie with me. It’d be fun.” He stares at my legs before finally walking away.
8:15 My friends finally arrive. Finally.
I’ve made countless bus trips to Midway and back by myself before, but never again. Never again.


