It’s not exact, I don’t know if this guy wanted me to sniff his shoes or not,
but when I was a college student, sitting in the empty lobby of one of the campus buildings
a guy in a business suit (over 40, a little chunky?) entered, approached me, started a polite conversation, which I wasn’t really looking for…
And then took off his shoes, asked me if I could watch them for him, 😳 left them next to me on the bench,
and padded off around the bend in his socks. I think he said this was just for a few minutes,
I don’t recall all the details now, or if he even gave me a chance to agree before slipping off. I think he just left.
I was obviously stunned, and nothing like that happened before or since. Of course, I don’t hang out after hours in empty college buildings to study any longer either… Maybe he was looking for a young college student, or anyone sitting alone.
I think he came back about 20 minutes later…? I remember thinking he was lucky I didn’t need to leave sooner!
If I recall correctly, he thanked me and left ( I think he put them back on first…) 🙄
No requests to sniff, mine or his, but again I don’t know if that was part of his intent. (I don’t recall if there was any scent.)
He did put them right beside me…
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