Monday, May 26, 2008

You won't believe who I just met!!!! part 1

Work last night was busy and I wasn't able to get off until very late. This ended up being a problem because I needed to catch the frontrunner to get home. I finally was able to leave work at 10:15 and the frontrunner leaves Salt Lake at 10:25. I had 10 minutes to run 6 or 7 blocks...If I missed it I would have had to wait an extra hour and catch the last train to Layton....So I started running. The frontrunner station is in the most ghetto part of Salt Lake City...It's right next to the homeless shelter and the UTA bus station....as I was running I noticed signs on the sides of buildings that read "If you see any drug deals call this number 555-5555" so this area is definitely known for its ghettoness...

I began noticing that people were staring at me as I was awkwardly running by to catch the train... I then began to worry for fear that someone would try to mug me, or worse yet, a gang of homosexuals would rape my fragile heterosexual behind...this caused me to run even faster. As I turned the last corner I saw the frontrunner a block away. I looked at my watch, it was 10:24...I didn't know if I was going to make it, I had at least 300 yards left to run...As I crossed the last road and approached the parking lot of the station the frontrunner blew it's horns and began to move. I missed it!!!!! I was super annoyed because now I would be sitting around in a terrible part of town for another hour. What was I going to do? I looked around hoping to find maybe a cool girl that I could pass the hour chatting up with, maybe I could make this night all worthwhile. So for that short moment my hopes were high, I looked around and saw that no one was nearby. It was just me in a big open area with lots of empty benches and lights overhead. So I sat down and decided that I would listen to music on my IPOD to pass the time. I abruptly found out that the batteries were dead. Then I remembered I had brought a book that I'm currently reading, "The Pillars of the Universe" by Ken Follet. I opened it up and started to read.

While reading I kept hearing strange noises. The noises sounded like someone was running around kicking up dirt or sand. Each time I heard it I looked up, but nothing was seen. I then realized that I was alone, there was no one around...and I was hearing strange noises. I put my book away and started pacing back and forth, frantically searching in the shadows, behind benches, and the square garbage cans for something, someone. The thoughts of getting mugged and butt raped returned. What would I do if someone was here to harm me and and my precious little behind? As I continued to look around I felt as if I was having a panic attack! Then I heard a different noise, something distinct, something easily recognizable. The sound I heard was a man's voice.

"Hey, you! Yeah You, come here! I need your help!"

I realized the voice was coming from an area I had not even thought about checking, it was coming from the lowered area where the tracks of the frontrunner are located. I looked to where the voice was coming from and I saw the shadow of a man.

By this time I had chills up and down my spine...If this guy thought I'd go over there in the dark to talk to him he was crazy. He continued asking for help, so I told him to come out to the lights and then I'd hear what he had to say and what he wanted. As we were conversing, (more like yelling due to the distance between us), I walked closer.

I began to calm down a little, I figured he was just a homeless guy asking for some change or something. By now I was about 20 feet away from him, I was not going to get any closer. At this time the man said something very interesting,

"Something is going to happen that will affect you personally."

I thought, oh great not just a homeless guy but a nutty, schizo homeless. As I was walking backwords to return to my book I replied "Oh yeah? and what is that?" He realized that I was going to go back to my book and ignore him. This is when he inched forward and stuck his head out and gave me a response...Whatever the response was I didn't hear it, I was too shocked by the frightful sight that stood before me. This was a nightmare, in no way could this terror be happening. It was madness! A fleshless monstrosity had been talking to me! Gravity gave way and I fainted to the ground.

That was a first, have you ever been so scared that you fainted? I didn't think so!...anyway when I came to, the horror had not passed and let me alone, in fact the thing was hovering over me! I frantically looked around and noticed that I was under a bridge, the frontrunner station was just to the left of me about a hundred yards away...If I could just kick this thing away from me I could run back to the lights, there had to be someone around that could help me!....The thing's fleshless slimy hands were covering my mouth so I couldn't yell out for help. After trying to break free from him for what seemed to be hours, I got tired and gave up...I began breathing heavily and tried to calm down when he spoke...

"I am not going to hurt you, in fact you'll be on that next train home I promise."

I spoke up while his hand was still covering my mouth...

"Who are you?"




"My name is Obed and I'm a Reptoid."



TO BE CONTINUED........



(my retelling of this crazy but true story has ended up being longer than I had initially wanted, due to the importance of the details that you all must understand and know....anyway that is why it's "to be continued" so sorry, i have to go to bed.)

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