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More of Owen’s Issues

Sadly, I actually forgot the one event that solidified Owen as my enemy. See, there’s a stairwell in the back of the film building that’s actually a fire exit, but everybody goes back to there to (ironically) smoke, because they’re too lazy (or don’t have enough time) to go outside. I don’t smoke, and I really don’t like being around it, but a friend of mine does. During the break, I really didn’t want to end up trapped in the empty classroom with somebody like, for example, Owen, so I decided to join her in the stairwell and shoot the shit.

Owen was walking down the hall, toward me in the opposite direction, as I wandered into the stairwell. And I stood there for a few seconds, shooting the shit, and suddenly the door bursts open and Owen comes in. Like I said, he has the habit of sucking the energy out of any room (even the lethargy of a smokin’ stairwell), so my friend, myself, and the two other people smoking in the stairwell just sorta stood there staring, like, “Oh, jeez, Owen smokes, too.”

He stared right at me, and I smiled genially, although I doubt it was enough to mask my disdain. Then, still staring at me, he said, “Jesus, I think I’m the only person left at Columbia who doesn’t smoke.” And slammed the door before I could say anything.

“Do I look like I’m smoking?” I asked the others, and we all agreed that what happened was generally fucked up, but because Owen was involved, it was remarkably normal.

But this is his problem: the random assertions based on nothing. I mean, he was obviously saying it specifically to me because, for some reason or another, he has some sort of problem with me (I catch him giving me odd glares all the time), so he comes into the stairwell and attempts to insult me but fails because he’s an idiot. Gosh, I can’t see why his upbringing was most relatable to a Todd Solondz film…

Seriously, I’m generally a pretty passive guy when I’m not screaming at people, but if he wants an enemy, he is going to be seriously displeased with having me as one.

I will ruin his life.

Posted by Stan on February 22, 2004 9:31 AM  | Permalink | School Rants | Digg It