This was about 17 years ago.Picked up a lady on a corner.It was winter and chilly and my windows were still kind of fogged up inside.She gets in and tells me to drive this way, then that.She kind of leaned her head against the head rest facing out the window and got quiet.I'm starting to feel uneasy.I looked at her again and she had begun drawing smiley faces on the window in the fog.
I went to make a left hand turn and when I looked back she had slipped her hand in the top of her jacket.I never thought anything about it at the time as I thought she was just adjusting her jacket be cause it was getting warmer in the car.She had me pull into a alley, go to the back, stop the car and turn out the lights. We've all been there.Following the little head when the big one is simply screaming at you.
She still never looked at me.She said "it's 100 dollars".Still in little head mode I said"what does that get me?".I will NEVER, EVER forget what she said to me next."You get to go home tonight sweetheart".I don't know whether it was survival instinct or what but I slipped into business mode.I said"okay if i grab my wallet?".She said"yup".I emptied it out and handed her like $160.00 and made some stupid joke about giving my tip ahead of time.She took the money and got out calling me a fucking loser or something like that.she was COMPLETELY confident.There was no worry of getting away or fear or anything.
I have zero doubt that was a knife, gun or something that would have fucked me up very badly.I was in my mid 20's and i just sat there and shook for about 3-4 minutes.Started my car and drove away.I'll never forget those smiley faces....
I went to make a left hand turn and when I looked back she had slipped her hand in the top of her jacket.I never thought anything about it at the time as I thought she was just adjusting her jacket be cause it was getting warmer in the car.She had me pull into a alley, go to the back, stop the car and turn out the lights. We've all been there.Following the little head when the big one is simply screaming at you.
She still never looked at me.She said "it's 100 dollars".Still in little head mode I said"what does that get me?".I will NEVER, EVER forget what she said to me next."You get to go home tonight sweetheart".I don't know whether it was survival instinct or what but I slipped into business mode.I said"okay if i grab my wallet?".She said"yup".I emptied it out and handed her like $160.00 and made some stupid joke about giving my tip ahead of time.She took the money and got out calling me a fucking loser or something like that.she was COMPLETELY confident.There was no worry of getting away or fear or anything.
I have zero doubt that was a knife, gun or something that would have fucked me up very badly.I was in my mid 20's and i just sat there and shook for about 3-4 minutes.Started my car and drove away.I'll never forget those smiley faces....





