At a major industry social event. About a thousand people there.
A man who owned a very well knowN company received a life time achievement award. Known for being very religious.
During the evening I saw him watching me in that kind of Lecherous way and I remember thinking “ not so religious after all” his table was opposite mine.
Later on, when the event was finished, I came out and got in the lift with a colleague, this man suddenly appeared and got in the lift with us. Myself and my colleague headed to the hotel bar.we were all staying in the hotel.
We got our drinks and went to sit with everyone else. The senior manager present nearly shit himself because this man decided to join us. You can’t even get in the door to see him. So for the manager it was a really really big deal.
There was about twenty of us, and he was no where near me, so no conversation between us.
It got to about one in the morning, so we’d been there half an hour or so, and I said I was going to bed, goodnight, he stood Up and said yes so am I. And proceeded to follow me out. There was nothing I could do obviously. We got in the lift together, and I pressed my floor, and said which floor are you on, so I could press the button and he said yes same one.
I then got out the lift said goodnight, and turned left, but he came with me. We walked along and I got to my room, so I said this is my room so goodnight again , being polite.
What I’ve written is the only words I spoke to this man. Literally. He was a total and complete stranger to me.
And he said “ are you going to invite me in” so I stupidly responded with “no of course not, why would I do that” And actually laughed. And he said
“ because I’ve decided I’m going to take my time over you”
I’m not shitting you. That’s exactly what he said. Still gives me the ick when I think about it. Clearly I didn’t invite him in.
I then saw him again a few months later, another work social event, a big sporting one, and he came into our hospitality as his son was with us (adult son), he sort of did a double take when he saw me. And then stood mutely for about thirty seconds staring stoney faced at me. Bizarrely I did the same thing. I stared back, As everyone sort of looked confused at us. Then he turned back to his son, continued his conversation and simply left.
Odd as fuck.