Cafe Day

A day in a cafe.

The man sitting next to me seems familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it... He looks like the guy that plays Monica's and Ross' dad on that T.V. show Friends.

Some guy keeps looking at the back of my laptop. Just a few minutes ago he asked me if the other piece of the charger, the one thats really supposed to be plugged into my laptop but isnt because it doesnt fit, was a camera. I explained to him that it wasn't but he doesn't seem to be buying it because he keeps glancing over at it in a what he seems to think is an inconspicuous way. What to think of this. 11:56

Jesus he literally does it every few seconds and its really bugging the s**t out of me. 12:10

Oh my god really? He thinks he's being so sneaky. Either that or he's just so paranoid that he doesn't realize what he's doing. What's he so worried about anyway? I'm just a teenage girl, what the f**k could I be doing? Or does he actually have a reason to be so paranoid.... 12:13

I can't believe I have nothing better to do than sit here and analyze this f****r. 12:14

I kind of wish that the back of my laptop had a screen that I could type things onto... that'd be interesting.... 12:16

Mr paranoid just moved seats because my 'camera' freaked him out so much. He's now sitting in front of me. He hit his head on a sign and made a ton of noise for about a minute trying to situate himself and his things. JESUS HE'S STILL STARING AT IT. 12:18

Honestly, I'm getting kinda pissed off... It's kind of funny, but really creepy. If there wern't as many people then I would confront him. But there's 10 other people here other than him and I, so I think i'll just leave it alone. 12:21

Maybe I'll be able to make eye contact with him after he stares at it again... I wonder if I'll be able to communicate my annoyance through just a look, I know I've done it before... 12:22

Hahahahahahaha!!! I just did and he looked away as soon as he realized he'd been found out... AND YET HE'S STILL STARING!" 12:24

He's on the phone and still throwing glances toward the supposed 'camera'. That'd be so cool if it was, but sadly, it isn't. 12:25

WTF IS YOUR PROBLEM MAN? WHAT IS SO INTERESTING ABOUT THE FRONT OF MY LAPTOP! YOU DON'T HAVE X-RAY VISIOIN AND I DONT HAVE A CAMERA. SO WHY THE F**K ARE YOU WASTING YOUR TIME ON THIS!?12:30

Hahahaha yeah, run your hand through your hair and look away. Are you embarrased yet? 12:31

Just because I'm listening to music and typing doesn't mean I can't see you, you annoying b*****d. You've been here for almost as long as I have with nothing to do, and if you're here to relax then get out because you obviously aren't relaxing. You're too worried about a teenage girl with a 'camera' on her laptop.12:33

I'm going to invent exactly what he's worried about. I'm going to buy a high quality spy camera and modify it and put exactly where he keeps looking at. Either that or I'll invent the screen on the front of the laptop where you can personalize your message. 12:35

Would that even be legal? Wouldn't that be like... harasment or something? Oh well. If he complains or brings attention to it then I'll put on some cheesy quote and never admit to it. 12:36

Coffee was a bad idea. At least they won't kick me out anymore. I'm past feeling sick and on to feeling jittery. My hands won't stop shaking. At least I can still type fine... 12:37

Wow. It's gone from glancing over every few seconds to every other second. Yes, I'm keeping track. It's not like I have anything else to do. Should I keep track of the longest he stares at it? Or the longest he doesn't? Because right now he stared at it for a whole 30 seconds, looked away for one, and is back to staring at it... Wow. a whole minute with one glance away after exactly 30 seconds. 12:39

Now he's spending all his time staring at it and only glancing away occasionally. 12:40

Moving to the couch, maybe he'll find something else to obsess over... 12:50

The couch is cool and the back of my legs are burning. And apparently the guy still isn't satisfied with the distance or angle of the supposed 'camera'. 12:54

What the hell is he thinking about? Warning the old guy next to me that I have a 'camera' and that I'm monitoring anyone it's pointed at? 12:55

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha I just shot him a look and while I was, I was thinking 'dont you dare give away my secret camera you snoopy b*****d'. Just imagine if he took it that way. 12:56

Wow, exactly one minute past an hour that I've been analyzing this guy... How pathetic. And this couch is making me sleepy... 12:57

F*****g coffee. F*****g paranoid freak. F*****g couch making me sleepy. F*****g hunger messing with my mood... 1:00

Before I type anything else im going to eat something to try to level my mood so that I don't type something unreasonable, even though my view is already biased. 1:01

He went outside for a drag. To calm his nerves perhaps? Apparently the food did nothing to smooth out my reasoning... 1:07

He's still glancing over here every once in a while, but he's too preoccupied with his phone. 1:21

Back with Alex and the guy still isn't minding his own business. Maybe he's just a perv, because I don't have the charger out anymore. 2:56

YAY! Alex's entry! (giggity.hahaha...entry.) [Caitlyn- ... yay....] but seriously that guy is kinda creeping me out too. maybe if Caitlyn would just zip up her jacket and save the cleavage for Josh, he'll stop staring. 2:57

Back to me. Yeah, because I totally have cleavage... 2:58

Alex entry #2 :D Seriously that guy is trying to act nonchalante by kinda changing his trajectory. He sort of tilted the angle of fire, and I just looked him in the eye, and he twitched the other way like he was just scratching his back or something. douchebag.... 3:00

Thank god it's not just me. I thought I was crazy. He's trying to glance out of the corner of his eye but it's not exactly working... And Alex is really preoccupied with the azn guy to our left thats focusing so intently on his computer... 3:02

IT'S NOT MY FAULT! [yeah, just skip right past the Alex entry #3...] He looks like the fate of the world depends on him looking at his computer! "Don't worry, Mr. President! I'll stare at my screen for as long as it takes! We'll find those weapons of mass destruction!" But really, that guy is starting to stare at me now... 3:04

Gee, I wonder why! Maybe because you keep looking at him the same way that the creepy paranoid guy keeps staring at my laptop. Does that make you as much of a creep as him??? 3:05

Hahaha. I sat there waiting for him to stare back, and he looked directly at me, then continued the movement of his neck like he was some subtle b*****d that nobody would notice. "Yep. I'm just doing my basic neck stretches. [OH S**T! THAT LITTLE B*****D MADE ME LOOK AWAY FROM THE SCREEN!!!! NOOO THE FATE OF THE WORLD HAS BEEN RUINED!!!!!] (we're all doomed....)" 3:07

Author's Note

I typed this up while sitting in a cafe waiting for my friends. Yes, it happened. It probably has spelling and grammar errors and that's fine, the main thing I would like to know is if it's of any interest to read.

Reviews

[NoelHC]

An interesting read, and we have all probably been there in some place similar, with some creepy person watching us for no apparent reason. For a moment imagine, though, this whole scene through the stranger's eyes.
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The girl sitting next to me has a huge piece of something stuck between her front teeth. I can"t bring myself to tell her about it, she seems so sweet and innocent, and would probably be mortified if I brought her attention to it in front of the other people in here.

Oh god, I can't stop looking at it. It seems like it is a big neon sign, flashing away. I can't keep turning my head, seeing it, and hoping she can read my mind and do something about it.

Hey, we never know what is going through peoples' minds.

; )

Actually a cool piece of writing, you caught that awkwardness quite well.