It was a cold autumn night, I walked through the stinging rain, *pweh pweh pweh* (walking sound) the dim lights of the bar getting nearer. I just wanted a moment of peace in a warm room, maybe a drink or two to ease my nerves. I was wearing my normal attire, brown plain shirt, no clear cut pants, nothing else.
I never did reach that bar.
A voice called sharply from out of my sight, "Hey!" I kept walking, not changing my pace as if I hadn't noticed, looking straight forward with my collar up. More voices from all around started to chime in, I broke into a run *pwehpwehpwehpwehpwehpweh*
A hand grasped my shoulder and spun me around, it was a fish much taller than me with a long thin face and a cigarette hanging from his mouth, behind him a gang of more. They had jackets with hoods, some leather, some had patches on the sleeves depicting the symbol of a white power group.
He studied my face, then smiled, "I think I know this guy." The rest of the members started to snicker.
I didn't say anything back, I've been taught that in these situations, to talk back is a death wish.
He turned to the gang, hand still tightly holding my shoulder, "Don't this look like the guy that tried to get with Larry the lobster?"
The rest of it was a blur. I remember hearing them laughing, getting knocked to the ground, getting kicked in the head and stomach as I cowered with my tentacles over my face, I remember the words "queer" and "fag" delivered with some of the blows.
I felt something sharp thrust in my ribs, I whimpered. "STAY DOWN FAGGOT!", one of them screamed. The punches and kicks kept coming, and blood pooled from my side.
I thought I was going to die, I lay and took it and prayed for it to be over, and they just kept going. Then, it suddenly stopped. The gang ran off. I suspect a police car drove by, but I'll never know for sure.
It was hard. Getting up. I felt like I didn't deserve to stand. That I should just stay down and die. I couldn't help but sob. I lay on the ground for a while, crying as the blurry world spun around me and my head and body throbbed.