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Who Is Afraid Of The Bogey Man - 05 - Intermission

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I went up the staircase, starting at ground floor and I was wondering, if the hooded figure would show up again.
With my left hand I held on to the old handrail that was smelling of varnish, slowly climbing up the stairs, counter-clockwise, step by step. Although I could feel the fear starting to chill me inside out, I forced myself to calmly keep on climbing.
Eight stair steps, the landing and another eight stair steps into the opposite direction to the second floor. I had reached the apartment door with the keys ready in my hand. To my left, the stairs continue. Two times eight stair steps to the attic, guarded by a very heavy fire-proof metal door. I still hated the attic.  
I found the keyhole immediately and turned the key. Wasn´t there a sound? I walked inside, turned around to shut the door - and suddenly there it is! Outside the door, trying to force the door open - I push against it from the inside. It´s arm through the gap, trying to squeeze through. Fighting, pushing, trying, "SHUT THE DOOR!"
I woke up.  
Part Six Who Is Afraid Of The Bogey Man - 06 - SelfEmployedIt was "back to normal" - my parents getting drunk at the weekends, loud music, fighting, smashing things - but I was in the upper flat and I was able to simply lock the door and not answering the phone. Occasionally my mother would call me from a drinking pit in town at five in the morning - so she could save the taxi-money by getting me to pick her up. After two years of illustrating for VW, I wanted to evolve. 3D was building up and I could feel, it would be important in the future - so I wanted to do it. But my boss refused - so the solution was starting my own business. I got a great computer, all the software, a comfy leather chair (han

Part Four Who Is Afraid Of The Bogey Man - 04 - WorkAfter the army it was time for college. I wanted to draw comics. But they wouldn´t let me. A steady job is what I was supposed to go for. Something with a future. And to make it easier to decide, I did internships in all sorts of media companies. It was fun. I learned the ropes of fairs and advertising and saw quite a lot of the car industry - as I say: I am from Wolfsburg; Volkswagen city. Also I met Marc - he was british and freelancing as a technical illustrator. He like me, so I went with him, helping him out, drawing for all sorts of companies. He paid me good and we had a lot of fun. And as I was able to bring home some real money

Part One Who Is Afraid Of The Bogey Man - Toras Bio
Who´s Afraid Of The Bogeyman?

Introduction

I was standing in a staircase - groundfloor - and I had to go upstairs. The artificial light was on and I didn´t know, if  I would reach the second floor, before the built-in timer would switch it off again. I knew, I was too little to reach the switch to put it back on and I knew, that the height of the steps would mean a real obstacle for my young legs.
With my left hand I held on to the old handrail that was smelling of varnish, slowly climbing up the stairs, counter-clockwise, step by step. I hurried as good as I could. I didn´t want to be in the staircase in the dark.  

Eight stair steps per
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