Why Malls Are Full of Good Hiding Spots

Submitted by Andi:

I noticed this guy, Eric, at a local ice cream shop.  He was sitting with a friend playing Magic: The Gathering, which I thought was really cute since I'm a nerd, too. My friend gave him my number since I was waaay to shy to do so.

That night, Eric called me, we talked for a little bit, and he seemed really sweet.  Later that week, a couple of friends and I planned on going to a pizza place to celebrate our friend Derek's birthday, so I asked Eric to join me.

He was really excited and he met me there. I gave him a hug and I introduced him to everyone. We walked off and talked for a while and he tried to kiss me. I backed off and mentioned nicely that I wasn't ready to kiss him as I hardly knew him.

He started crying and took off! I felt bad that I hurt his feelings, but seriously this man was 23 years old! He came back after 20 minutes, gave me his necklace, forced his mouth on mine, and whispered, "My penis is 8 inches."

This happened too fast.  I freaked and asked him to leave.  He stayed away from me and my friends after that, but he continued to stare at me. My friends and I eventually left.  He called me non-stop and I didn't answer.

The following week I went to the mall with my friend Maggie.  As we were walking around, she told me, "Oh my god!  Look, it's that crazy guy!"

I saw Eric, and walked the other way.  Of course, he saw me and yelled, "Andi! Why won't you answer when I call? Why won't you talk to me?"

Everyone turned to look at me. I was so embarassed! I ran into Macy's and hid for about 20 minutes. I figured that he must have given up, so I came out of hiding and then I hear, "Andi, what the fuck is your problem? I just want to be with you! Why won't you fucking answer your god damn phone you bitch? Can't you see I'm in love with you?"

I started crying out of sheer embarassment. Eric then left on his own. I was scared he was going to get violent since he had mentioned that he had been in a few fights. A few people in the store came to check on me, but my god I was terrified. I never spoke to him again but he would still try calling me.