I Saw A Man Who Wasn't There Novels & Stories

“I’ll definitely call you.” “Good. Keep in touch.” I give her a quick hug and leave before she stops and offers me a job again. As I’m walking to my car from the corner of my eye, I see someone waving enthusiastically from the other side of the car park. I look in their direction; the person continues to wave. I look behind me, but no one is there. When I turn back, the person is gone. “Creepy,” I mumble to myself as I click the key fob to open my car and quickly climb in and lock my doors. It’s all in your head missy, get a grip. I dump my stuff in the passenger seat and look around.

How dare he! I was about to face him but he was already gone. What the?! I look around to make sure if he is still near but I saw nothing. I sighed, now that’s creepy. He just appeared somewhere then disappeared again like a bubble. But those eyes, it’s something. For the first time, I feel nervous for that mere stare from a stranger. Ughh. This is not the right time for that mysterious man because I have a bigger problem than that. IM FREAKING LOST, fuck. Where the hell I am now? This is driving me crazy.

Has he changed his mind? My heart breaks at the thought of him changing his mind. What if he doesn’t feel the same way I do? It seems impossible, but this is so important, so precious, I can’t help but worry. I open my eyes to escape the pain, to assure myself he’s really there except… He’s not there. I glance around me, but he’s gone. The man that was in front me disappeared in the wind like he was never even there in the first place. Did I imagine him?

I could never forget the man who left a strong impression on me in the hotel. Even the scent of his expensive cologne was vivid in my brain. His crooked smile made me know he hadn't forgotten me either. He gave a slight bow as a form of greeting since we weren't close enough for me to hear him. Before I could return the gesture, I felt a tap on my shoulder. “What are you staring at?” Alice chimed in. “I was just—” I turned back to the man in white but he was gone. I looked around, hoping for another glimpse of him to prove I wasn't crazy. But he was nowhere to be seen. It was like he had vanished into thin air.

I don’t know what happened but my mind began to wander all of a sudden. Out of nowhere, at the corner of my eye, I saw the same man by the side of the road. I knew it was him because he wore the same blood stained shirt from earlier today. I thought my mind was playing tricks on me. I turned to look again but he was no longer there. I thought I’d gone crazy from stress. When I focused my eyes back on the road, I was surprised to see a truck about to crash into my car. Everything went black.

The man wasn't there anymore. "Seeing things?" Ophelia probed beside me, poking my side and causing me to flinch. "I was sure I saw someone there," I said, looking at the spot as though the man would suddenly materialize again. "Well, there's no one there," Ophelia said, patting my shoulder. "I'm not crazy."

Illusion. Yes. That was it. All of that is not true. Maybe it was the product of stress and too much frustration. It can't be possible, I said to myself when I woke up on my bed the next day. I remember everything that happened on the rooftop. What the man said and what I saw in his eyes. I also remembered how Nari came and called me. And the next second, the stranger disappeared on thin air as if he wasn't even there. Nari didn't even see him. So, I thought everything that happened was just an illusion.

Maybe the voice was wrong , maybe I do not need to run away any more. I squint my eyes a bit as I see a silhouette of a person – some thing about this silhouette reminds me of some one I know. The thickness of the fog begins to fade out , making the silhouette clearer and clearer. I gasp as I see the one person I never thought I would see in my dreams – David.

When something or rather someone attracted my attention in the distance, I was sitting next to her, giggling and making jokes. My blood grew chilly as I got a better look at the individual. I threw my cup to the ground and momentarily turned my head away. Are you alright? Sophia enquired out of worry. Just as I turned to look in the direction I had seen the individual earlier, they had vanished. It had to have been in my head. That person couldn't possibly be natural. Looking at her, he replied, "I am okay" I gave it one last look in the direction I thought I saw the person, and sure enough, there he was, waving and walking away with a grin.

I looked from one side to the other but I didn't see anything. Was my mind really tricking me? Wasn't there anyone? Was I going crazy?