"I don't begrudge odd-hour requests of me, either. 19, taking the Greyhound back from Nova Scotia through New Hampshire I was stretched long in my seat, feet dangling in front of me. I woke, shoes and socks off, to the warm lapping on my toes. There was a guilty smile on the man sitting ahead of me, and I sized him up sleepily, not nasty. I thought briefly of the ripeness of my feet, nasty. And I mumbled, "do them evenly, yo."
How funny is that?! "Do them evenly, yo." Omigod. I'm laughing again. I totally believe this story. The Greyhound can be intense. A friend of mine was fondled on a bus ride, but only because she was too timid to tell the man to stop. He didn't threaten her or anything, but I think she was in shock. She didn't say no, just looked the other way and hoped he would finish soon. I really couldn't believe it when she told me that. I felt so bad for her. But I digress. The two scenarios are totally different.
oh so gross.
ReplyDeleteand your friend should've punched his lights out then stomped on his groin, then bring him in to the police. who knows how many other people that guy has sexually assaulted.
Hey Z! This friend is actually a friend of yours, too! I totally agree with everything you said and was shocked when she told me she did nothing. Not that the victim is at fault here, of course. But yeah, let's hope that guy tries that with the wrong woman and she breaks his fingers or something.
ReplyDeleteI have to side with your scissie on this one. The image of someone suckling toes clean made my stomach turn a few times. Salman must like the freaky deaks.
ReplyDeleteHey Kara! Well, maybe you had to read her whole entry to find her funny. Or maybe I'm as lame as she is! But just to clarify: I do NOT have any desire to be awoken on a bus by some warm, wet tugging on my toes! I just thought it was hilarious that she briefly mulled it over and decided that it was okay.
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