I’m not sure, but I think I almost got jumped on the way home from work today.
After a long drive, I sat on the corner of Ashland and 47th, a scant five blocks from home, waiting for the light to turn green. In the turning lane pulls up a brown sedan. It catches my eye because a stethoscope is dangling from the rear-view mirror. As both our windows were open, I have a very clear glimpse of it. After a moment, I turn back to gaze at the light, and begin to hear shouts that I can only assume are directed towards me.
“What the F is wrong with you, boy? (I’m paraphrasing)”
“You need to recognize and turn that shitty music off, thinking you can stare like that.” (For the record ‘All is quiet on New Years Day’ was playing. Not sure if that’s the title, and I can’t remember the artist)
“I ought to kick your ass.”
As I said, both our windows are down and I’m literally a couple feet from the car. I’m not entirely sure if these words were directed at me, but rolling up my window would have been recognizing him, so I decided to continue ignoring him.
Finally, the light turned green. I drove through the intersection, and they pulled halfway through and stopped.
I drove down a few blocks and turned into a side street, finding a parking spot. As I got out, I could swear I saw the same sedan driving slowly down the road I just came from.
Maybe I’m just paranoid.
Zel-kun out.
Sabrejack | 14-Aug-07 at 7:12 pm | Permalink
Try not to die, Zel. You’re in the hood now..
David N. Scott | 14-Aug-07 at 9:53 pm | Permalink
Geeze, scary. Sounds like you had some good instincts, though.
…and I’m thinking New Year’s Day by U2, on War.
Zel-kun | 15-Aug-07 at 7:59 am | Permalink
Sabre: Where da hood, where da hood, where da hood at?
Dave: Yeah, U2 sounds about right. And yeah, figured the worst thing I could to was acknowledge I was listening to him, it would only egg him on.
Sabrejack | 15-Aug-07 at 11:01 am | Permalink
ahahahahah.. ahh.. yes. very good.