I was poked, prodded and followed by a creepy man in a restaurant bathroom

I am new here so I may have posted this in the wrong place but I found this sub interesting and I thought I would share some creepy things that happened to me. Thank you for reading.<br><br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>This happened when I was 18 years old. It was my first year of college, and I was by myself in the city for the summer working as a waitress. I seldom had days off, so when I had a day off of work, my plan was to get away and have a “day in the city”. <br><br><br>One of the first things I did was to go to a restaurant to have breakfast. I always by myself when I go out, but I am also always very prepared for anything. I have traveled alone many times and I know the city pretty well. But, I always carry a small pocket knife with me for extra protection and it never leaves my side. I have had to use it only once before but it’s a comforting feeling that I have something to protect me. I keep it in my back pocket, I don’t even notice it anymore. <br><br><br>I got to the restaurant and I went up to the hostess to wait for a table. After a few minutes, a young man probably in his mid 20s, came up to me and struck up a conversation. He seemed very nice at first, he was a waiter at the restaurant I was at and he introduced himself. He was quite friendly and seemed to be genuinely interested in what I was doing. I would say we chatted for about 10 minutes about random things where he constantly asked questions. I never found it weird, I just assumed he was bored at work. I never once got a bad vibe from him.<br><br><br>After I finished talking to him, he showed me to my table. It was right by the bar, in the middle of the restaurant. During the time I was eating, he frequently came over and talked to me. I in no way felt uncomfortable around him and I grew to enjoy his company throughout my meal. I was so surprised that I had clicked with someone so fast. <br><br><br>I ended up finishing my meal. I asked for the check, paid it and got up and headed to the bathroom to wash my hands before I left. I did my business and then came out to wash my hands. While I was washing them, I felt something constantly poking me from behind. It felt like the sharp edge of a knife, and it felt like someone in the stall next to me was constantly scratching and rubbing up against the wall and touching my leg. Without thinking I reached into my back pocket and held my knife. Even though someone was in the stall next to me, it was very loud how they were breathing heavily and scratching the stall. So, yeah, it freaked me out. I didn’t think much of it, and I assumed it was either a prank or an animal that somehow got into the stall. I rinsed my hands and I left the bathroom. <br><br><br>When I came out, I noticed the waiter who was talking to me, leaning against the hostess desk with an odd look on his face. He started walking up to me and seemed very depressed. I got very perplexed and confused. He got up to me and asked “How was your meal?” I was taken back by this random question. I thought it was odd how he had this look of urgency on his face as if I had done something to him. He seemed very distraught, and just asking about the food, when we had just had the best conversation earlier. I tried my best to brush it off and said “It was great, the food was fantastic and you were a great server. I am very happy with my dining experience”. Just through this I noticed he looked at me with the most eerie awful look. His eyes turned cold and black. It was in his eyes, he was glaring at me with so much anger, and he turned around and he stormed off. I literally had no idea what I had just done. I just said nothing but great things. I was so perplexed, I grabbed my purse and left the restaurant and never looked back. I didn’t know what to do, it was unexplainable. I figured I must have did something wrong and opened my purse to see if I owed him money. I did not. I walked out of the restaurant very confused and disappointed. <br><br><br>I never went back to that restaurant, and I never brought up what happened. It was one of those weird unexplainable things that I shook off, until now when thinking about it in a creepy context.