Hot, Cold, Sane, and Not So Much

Story Submitted by Iris:

Steven, for our third date, invited me over to his apartment for dinner.  On our previous date, he had told me about a play he was in when he was in third grade.  It sounded funny, so I asked him if he'd show me the video before the meal.

We sat together on his couch, watched the video, and had a few good laughs.  More than once, he turned to me and said, "You're so hot," or "I can't believe how hot you are."  Nice sentiments, and I thanked him for them, but the number of times he said such things and his manner of speaking should have clued me in that something was odd.

Once it was over, he said, "Ready for dinner?"  I was, and then came the surprising part.  He said, "Lie down and close your eyes."

I asked, "For dinner?"

He said, "I promise I won't do anything sexual.  You are really hot, though."

It was a third date, and I made a snap decision to trust him.  I stretched myself out on the sofa.  He stood up and left the room.  I heard some shuffling around from the direction of his kitchen.  Then he walked back in, and I felt a few light boxes being placed upon myself.  They felt cold through my clothes, and he balanced the last one on my forehead.

He said, "Open your eyes, but don't move."  I opened my eyes, and saw that he had placed a few boxes of frozen foods on me.  "Don't move," he cautioned again, "You're so hot, they'll melt in no time, and then we can have dinner."

I smiled, then took them off of myself.  "What are you doing?" he asked, then frantically, as I took each one off, "What are you doing?"

I said, "I think a stove or microwave would work better."

"Get out!" he said, "You were the hottest thing in here, but now you're not!  Get out!"

He had raised his voice considerably, and looked as if he was considering violence.  I grabbed my bag and left as quickly as I could.  What's strange is that he had never previously indicated any sort of psychosis, but he had clearly demonstrated one.  Lucky for me, I was able to escape, but I'd love to be able to warn his future dates.