Me And My Shadow

Big Dawg usually eats about an hour earlier than I do. It's pretty rare for us to be in a restaurant or the breakroom eating at the same time. That said...

Recently I walked across the street to Subway for lunch. As I walked in, I saw Big Dawg at the front of the line. I was a little early for lunch, he was a little late. The game was afoot.

The next day I walked up and down the sidewalk, peering in windows, trying to find Big Dawg. Four different fast-moving pedestrians thought I was begging and tossed some change at me. I nearly had my eye gouged out by an arrowhead penny.

Then I saw him! Front of the line at a nearby Greek place. I jumped into the back of the line and waited. As he walked by I taunted him... "You'll never shake me. I'll always be watching. Bwah!"

The next day Big Dawg went out to lunch so early that hadn't actually come into work yet, in an attempt to thwart me. I was ready for him. I chased him down the sidewalk until I tripped over a loose manhole cover and turned an ankle.

Finally, I had to submit to Big Dawg's superior urban stealth. Which is a fancy way of saying, I lost him. He went to lunch two days ago and I haven't seen him since.

Maybe I should tell someone?...