sebastian6

so i'm walking out of work yesterday to the parking garage where my car is located. it's about half a block away from my building. i walk up to the intersection that i need to cross to get to the garage and there is woman, about mid-forties, standing there. as we begin to walk she glances back a couple of times nervousely. even though it's downtown bloomington there aren't any other people around. she has her keys in her hands and i know she's headed to the parking garage as well. the stairwell of the garage is enclosed and small. as i continue to walk behind her i begin to wonder if i should duck into a restaurant or store for a minute because i'm obviousely making her nervous. and i can imagine once we get to the parking garage stairwell she might get really scared. so, what should i do? part of me thinks, well, i have no intention to harm her obviousely, so i shouldn't feel guilty about walking behind her. another part feels bad for her.

i finally ducked into a restaurant for a couple minutes for fear that she might freak out.

i can understand that having a 6'4, 275 pound guy following you (even though i wasn't following her, we just had the same destination) could be potentially scary. but am i required to change my behavior based on other people's neurosis or fears? hmmmmmm.


-sebastian