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Student @ Yaba College of Technology
The man behind me
<p><br/></p><p>It was a Thursday evening. A day before the end of the work week. I was much too excited for that.</p><p><br/></p><p>My husband was away on a business trip and my kids were with the babysitter.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was on my way home from work, would've been home earlier but I couldn't evade the traffic.</p><p><br/></p><p>I got a call from my eldest through the babysitter. She wanted some materials from the store for her school project on Friday.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was about to get mad but she explained that it was a last minute project.</p><p><br/></p><p>After the call ended, I took a left turn and headed towards the store.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was very tired and in a hurry. That wasn't the discouraging part. I searched every aisle in the store for the last item, starch. What do they need starch for?!.</p><p><br/></p><p>I massaged my wrinkled forehead that resulted from a frown. I took a deep breath and stared at the list the babysitter sent via SMS.</p><p><br/></p><p>I looked around to see if there was anyone I could ask. That's when I saw the man in the corner in black hoodie, shades, and black trousers.</p><p><br/></p><p>I looked away to avoid making eye contact but when I turned back to look, he wasn't there.</p><p><br/></p><p>I made several more stops on different aisles and I kid you not, the man was there, on every aisle, in the corner, staring.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was agitated and couldn't find the item fast enough, so I grabbed something that looked like it and I was on my way to pay.</p><p><br/></p><p>He scanned the items slowly and tried to make small talk. When he noticed that I kept looking back and giving the same cold, one-word reply, he asked if I was okay.</p><p><br/></p><p>I told him what I saw and how it made me uncomfortable. I also rudely emphasized how they needed to have better security.</p><p><br/></p><p>The manager was summoned eventually and to prove I was right, I asked him to go with me to first aisle to see the man.</p><p><br/></p><p>They checked every aisle while I waited in the open. They told me they found no one.</p><p>I pleaded that they checked the security footage and they did.</p><p><br/></p><p>To my surprise, there was no one.</p><p><br/></p>
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