A Bus Stop Horror

This happened when i was 17 years old , i would go to the gym , three to four times a week and ride the bus home.

It was sunday and i had just missed my bus , so i had to wait longer for another one. i would've called my parents but they were out for the evening.

And taxis charged more , so i decided to sit and wait in the bus shelter. It was a cold night and snow had just started peppering the ground. My bus was taking longer than usual so i got my phone out and listened to some music.

Almost an hour had passed.....

It was freezing and i hadn't seen anyone at all. That wasnt until i noticed something out of the corner of my eye... It was a creepy guy , dressed in thicklayers of clothing , walking slowly towards me.

I knew staring at him would draw more attention , so i just focused on my phone. He sat down at the other end of the bus shelter and just stared at me.

There was something off about him... He seemed like he was either drunk or on drugs.

He then asked :

When is the bus due?

I took out my earphones and said :

i think its delayed because of the snow

He stared at me for a while then started mumbling to himself. He was really starting to creep me out , so i pretented to be on my phone. After a couple of minutes , i took another look...

He'd moved closer to me...

I looked away for a second then heard the soound of him sliding even closer. I turned to him and said :

You okay there?

He stared at me with glossy eyes , lifted his arm and leaned towards me. Immediately, i grabbed my bag and ran as he fell to the ground. I ran down the road trying my hardest not to look back..

I kept going until i got to the next bus stop. I turned around to check to see if he was there... He was gone , so i went to sit down. Feeling relieved , i rested my head on the back of the glass and waited for the bus.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

I jolted , and turned around to see the same guy staring at me through the glass. I said to him :

What the hell is wrong with you?

Then he started walking around the shelter towards me , I said again :

Im warning you !! STAY BACK.

I yelled in panic as i was backing up . I wanted to run , but i left my bag in the shelter and couldn't leave without it. Suddenly , the man leaped at me and i quickly moved out of the way.

He fell to the ground face first , i froze in shock then noticed the blood coming from his face. I tried to get a response out of him but nothing worked. So i called the police and paramedics and they arrived shortly after..

I told them what had happened, and they told me that the guy was on prescription drugs... He found a photo in his wallet of him and his son. His son looked just like me so we assumed that he thought i was him.

I later learned that he had lost his son in a custody battle and went off the rails. He was taken away for treatment and that was the last i saw of him.

I got my driver's license shortly after , and have never been on a bus since.