Last Saturday i was standing outside Waitrose in Lymington, waiting for my parents to finish shopping. I was listening to my iPod, staring into space and trying not to notice how cold it was (i'd been an idiot and not worn a coat).
I watch a man come out of the shop, stare at me then disappear back into Waitrose. This was weird, but i forgot about it, he probably forgot something and was staring at me in a sort of "she must be mad, she's not wearing a coat, she'll probably get pneumonia and die" sort of way.
Then, about 10 minutes later, the man comes back out of the shop, hands me a bunch of pretty white flowers and says "these are because you're so beautiful" then quickly walks away.
Is there anything much more terrifying than that?? I was scared and embarrassed, apparently i went red. I never go red, not when i'm embarrassed, not when i've run 1500m, never! The last time my face was any colour other than it's normal pale yellowish, i had scarlet fever.
My parents thought it was hilarious, i didn't.
WHY?! i'm most definitely not beautiful (i'm actually having problems spelling beautiful - that's right... yes?) i'm not going to say i'm ugly because i'm scared about getting hit round the face with a dead fish. But i am.
The man was about 40... he was with his wife! (i assume she was his wife).
Why did he do that?? Is he some sort of mental person? Was is a cruel joke? Is he a spy?!
The flowers were pretty though.
Most of them have died now, but i've put the still alive ones in an improvised "vase".
I'm not complaining. I just want answers.
Aw, I think that's lovely. Except the bit that he was about 40 and may have had a wife (who may have been with him - this guy likes living on the edge!). Although, not to scare you more, but maybe the wife was in on it...Or maybe it was a genuine no-strings gesture - random act of kindness - and he just wanted to make someone's day?
ReplyDeletePS - You are very funny on Twitter!
Having said all that, how annoying is it getting flowers? You have to chop them and find a vase and arrange them so that it doesn't look like a cat did it.