I was so happy with the prospect of relaxing in a hot tub and later inside a sauna that would be, without any doubt, full of steam. A sauna, dry or wet, I didn’t care. I whistled throughout the journey and reached my final destination. Retrospectively, I could say, the final moment of my JUDGEMENT.
After storing away all of my belongings inside the locker in the changing room, I headed for the door with the sign saying ‘Sauna’ in blue.
‘Oh, I could smell the fragrance even from here. I can’t wait.’
The instant I stepped inside the sauna, however, the quiet and peaceful moment I had been in was broken to pieces. Even without any interruptions.
Every pair of the eyes turned toward me.
No one moved.
Nothing stirred.
Even the bubbles that were ceaselessly squirting out from the corner of the Jacuzzi somehow haltered their motions.
For a second, I fancied a drunken moron was lurking behind me and getting ready to join the cheerful bunch of men who… Wait… No, not just the cheerful bunch of men.
Don’t forget that there were more.
There were a cheerful bunch of men AND women. Yes, that’s better. This crazy drunkard who seemed to be standing right behind me wanted to ruin this pleasant gathering of men and women with his stinking breath.
What?
Women?
What are they doing here?
'Please, ladies, give these poor men some privacy, they are all stark naked here!'
Oh gosh..!
No... it wasn’t true… Men were not naked. I mean no one was naked except myself.
Yes, me. I was the only one without a stitch on. And the crazy drunkard was, in fact, me. No one was behind or near me.
A middle-aged woman who was sitting inside the Jacuzzi didn’t bother to hide her excitement. Without any trace of shame, the bulging eyes of hers were directed at me, especially at the middle section of my body.
Her pink bikini top was far too small for her large bosom and even disturbingly bright in colour. Probably she had borrowed it from her teenage daughter.
"Oh, forget about it," my inner voice urged. "This is none of your business. She is, at least, decent looking, unlike you. You don’t have time for these rubbish sermon."
"Run... you stupid loser, run!" the voice continued. "In no time, these people may run after you once they come back to their senses. What if they decide to have you arrested for indecent exposure?"
Without further ado, I turned back to the way I had just come from and dashed to the door that I had opened ten seconds earlier.
To my great confusion, I found the door locked.
No, it wasn’t locked.
In my panicky mind, I couldn’t recall if it was opened inward or outward. Oh, how ludicrous I must have looked to those who had become inadvertent spectators of my blundering show. This time, with my naked bum fully exposed to their amusement.
I managed to open the door of the sauna and finally went outside. Unfortunately, however, my ordeal didn’t end there.
Outside the door of the sauna, I was to meet another pairs of bewildered and shocked eyes. Much younger & older and more variety of spectators. In my extremely confused exodus, I went to the reception area instead of the men’s changing room.
Women, especially the young girls started screaming and pointing their fingers at me.
I ran again. I didn’t know where to go this time though. Just anywhere away from these screaming noises and piercing eyes, please.
To my great relief, I’ve found a stack of white fluffy robes next to the receptionist’s desk. I grabbed one of them, ignoring the protesting yell from someone behind the desk. I hurriedly slung it over my body in a desperate effort to cover my nakedness.
Why the hell was the robe so tiny? Something broke in the seams when I handled it by force. Gosh, the stupid robe hardly covered my chest. Not to mention my paunch. The slightly protruding beer belly is in full view now.
Please God stop this endless journey of agonizing hell for me. Please. Please.
I went straight to the stairwell.
The elevator was out of the question. It must be full of people by now and with the watchful CCTV cameras too. When I opened the exit door, the dark space automatically turned bright and blinded my poor eyes.
