*on my way in to work one morning, I was asked a rather unusual question by a stranger – which provides the inspiration behind this little piece..
“Her?”
“Yeah, pink shirt. Go!” Freddie nudged him forward. His prey drew closer, weaving through the crowd without breaking her pace.
He stood frozen in place, heart pounding in his chest as he watched her walk past, close enough for him to smell her perfume. Taking a deep breath, he moved towards her, jogging lightly to catch up.
“Excuse me.” She was only a few steps ahead now. “Excuse me, Miss.”
She turned to look at him, hand raised, ready to swat away his sales pitch. “No thanks. I’m in a hur..” She stopped when she saw that he wasn’t selling anything, and he jumped in for the kill. “I was wondering if I could…could I smell your feet?” She stared at him, synapses struggling to stack the words into order.
“What?”
“Could I smell your feet?” She glanced down, feeling exposed in a pair of flip-flops.
“No. um.. No.” Before she said any more, he turned and disappeared into the crowd, heading back towards his friend.
Ben! Over there! Freddie was on the move, signaling towards a woman in a green dress who was walking towards Town Square. He pulled out his notebook and etched another line on the page. Five.
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Haha. I wasn’t expecting that twist at all 😄. Did someone ask you that?
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Hi Ameena! Yep a guy came up to me just like that, and then ran of😀
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Hahhaa, what an awkward encounter 😁
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What a strange question to ask anyone! I can’t think why they would ask such a thing, unless it was for a dare. I doubt if it was for some scientific survey. Lol. Were you wearing flip-flops, too?
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Yes I was! It was the strangest thing- I was gobsmacked 😀
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A foot fetishist?
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I think so.. Or someone who just likes to creep people out!
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His buddy probably dared him to do it. 🙂
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Yes I think “Freddie” is a bad influence poor old Ben..
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That would be totally weird! I think he was aiming for the shocked look or answer he would get from you. Makes me wonder if he was doing this to everyone who was alone and wearing open toe shoes and having someone else take a picture of the reactions he got from them.
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