The neighbor – part 1

14.04.19 Time 02:14 am

It’s been almost 2 hours that I’ve been looking at the ceiling so I decided that I couldn’t sleep. I got out of my couch which I was sleeping on, I was thirsty. On the table next to the couch was a warm bottle of water but I rather decided to put on my shoes and pants and go to the 24-hours-open store a few blocks away from my home. It was pretty late but I didn’t have any beers in my fridge and I was hoping that by getting drunk I would fall asleep faster. I locked my door and left the house, I walked outside the building and it was unusually quiet (despite the few cars that would pass by). I was very tired to realize how fast I arrived there. Outside the store were these old weird people which were always sitting there, I specifically remember this old lady which had asked me “Can I come to your house with you?” when I was younger. But there was some weird dude sitting there next to the sit. I actually first noticed the dead bird next to him and then I noticed him looking at me. I was way to tired to think about it so I just went inside the store and after I bought my beers I left without even looking at them. On my way home I noticed someone walked behind me but I didn’t looked behind me because I didn’t want to look like a weirdo (the street to my home is a mildly big street so a lot of people walk on it). My apartment looked depressing. I told myself that the following day I would clean up and open the window but for now I just opened a cold one as I opened the TV and I lied on my couch. My following memory from that day was the weird old man eating the dead bird while looking at me with crazy eyes right before I woke up.

It was 6:32 am and I was sweating. I had forgot the TV on and one (almost empty) can of beer was on the floor. For the next 2-3 hours I was doing random shit but that dream was stuck on my head. Some time later I went to the building’s roof to chill with my beers (it’s a weird thing I do when I’m bored). I was sitting there just looking at the sky for some time sipping my beer. After a while I got up, walked to the edge of the building and leaned down. From the edge I was leaning I could see most of the building’s balconies, especially the one on the Seventh floor (the highest one) which was empty. Nobody was living on that apartment sicne I first bought my apartment here I remember that very clearly. But somehow the balconies doors (or windows if you wanna call it that way) were open. That was really odd and dont ask me why but I felt like I had to spit on that balcony. And I did, seconds before someone came from inside the apartment. I think he noticed me because when he walked outside he look up at me but wasn’t fast enough to see my face. I sat there not knowing what to do for some time until I heard the balconies door close. I was trying to think of ways that any of this would make sense but it was driving me crazy.

I was about to leave so I stand up but when I turned towards the exit I saw him running through the door and towards me, but he suddenly stop when he saw me. He stopped and he was just standing there looking at me, I was shocked. It was that damn old man from last night. What is he doing here? What does he want from me? I was completely frozen, until he started walking towards me. «Shit!» I didn’t know what to do. He was coming closer and closer so I run to my left side and climbed up and window into an upper floor from the building’s roof. I passed the upper floor and jumped down in front of the roof’s exit door. I landed on my foot weirdly and I twisted my ankle. The dude show me and came after me. I couldn’t run so went through the door and locked my self into the room with the elevator’s cables and electric panel. The guy jumped into the door and as soon as he realized the door was locked he started pounding the door. I had no idea what to do I was trying to think clearly but the guy literally started screaming! I’ve seen a shit bunch of horror movies but never again heard something so disturbing! My mind was blank ,but the the screaming stopped. All I could hear was heavy breathing so i put my ear to the door to hear better. That was a bad idea. He again started yelling and hitting the door but the hitting was so hard that it pushed me back to the point that I knocked my head on metals. I started felling so dizzy that I lied down.

I dont remember much since then so I guess I passed out, but when I ‘’woke up” the first thing I noticed was complete silence. I quickly got up and grabbed the door knob. I wait to see if I would hear anything, but there was nothing. I opened the door while pushing it with my shoulder hoping to head that old man on the head but he was not there. No one was. I got one and looked left and right. I was alone. My head and leg were in a bad condition but I was still able to walk down the stairs which I did, all the way to my apartment. When I opened the door I felt a chill down my spine. The door was unlocked even though I definitely remember having it locked. I slowly opened the door and when I looked inside my apartment I was shocked. Everything was trashed! Like I had been robbed. I couldn’t pay much attention to my stuff because I noticed my balcony’s door wide open. I walked towards there and I saw 2 big black trash bags. Despite my fear at that moment I took a peek inside the left bag and whatever the fuck was in there it was way too disturbing for me to describe to you. I felt like I was going to vomit . I was trying to make myself believe that thing inside the bag was just a dead animal and not an actual person but I just couldn’t fucking relax!

There was a piece of paper next to the bag. I took it and realized it was a note which said « Where are you? Why won’t you fulfill God’s will? God is inside of me and talks to me. I know where you are. Now it’s your turn to find me. God is waiting for you. I fucking knew this guy was crazy! He was waiting for me to find me? Fuck that. I tried to get off the house and go to the police station ( I dont own a telephone and the police station is very close to my house) but the fucking door was somehow locked and the keys nowhere to be found! I couldn’t believe that any of these were actually happening but then it hit me «He’s in the house! Why the FUCK is he inside my house?!»

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