routine

[thedarkproject]

Almost every morning, as I walk to work, I pass a young woman walking in the other direction. She's quite short, reasonably attractive, always well-dressed as if she's going out for drinks or something, and never makes eye contact with me. Sometimes in the evenings, if I was late getting out of work, I'll pass her again as we travel in the opposite directions.

What makes this unusual, rather than a typical pedestrian commuter moment, is that she lives in my house. Specifically in one of the flats on the floor above mine. She seems to leave the house early every evening and returns the morning after. Perhaps she goes to her boyfriend's house or something but she seems a bit dressed up for a quiet night in with the other half. And what she wears is a bit too classy for her to just be doing night shifts somewhere. Intriguing.

Anyway, she would have had a rude surprise for her when she got back to the house today - the path between the front door and the gate was mostly submerged in about 3 inches of water. Hopefully her elegant boots are waterproof...

Comments

[denatone.livejournal.com]

Sounds suspiciously like she's a "lady of the night" hence the lack of eye contact due to her overwhelming shame.

[thedarkproject]

Leon suggested that over on Facebook. But I live in the red-light area and she's coming back from town. I guess it's possible she works for a more classy establishment...

[jen-whitewave.livejournal.com]

She could be an escort, but I imagine she could also work somewhere like one of the casinos or something.

[thedarkproject]

See, I was hoping someone would have a more upstanding suggestion here, well done!

[thedarkproject]

Well, that's the mystery though - I don't know what jobs they might be. Most evening work I'm familiar with has shift patterns and uniform. Trust me when I say she's not dressed "work smart", she's "nightclub smart".

And it wasn't me suggesting the prostitution thing! It didn't even occur to me until someone else said it today, to be honest.

[lost-in-moose.livejournal.com]

This, and I know it's a crazy idea, is one of those opportunities you occassionally get where it is 'ok' to politely stop and introduce yourself.

The rest you'll either find out over time or it would have been too rude to just ask, but you lose nothing by simply saying: "Hi, I'm Ben you live in the flat above me blah blah blah". Well nothing except your dignity but erm... yeah like I said... nothing to lose :P

[tinker-goth.livejournal.com]

Does indeed scream Escort to me...

[tinker-goth.livejournal.com]

But yes, Jen's suggestion of Casino or perhaps a hotel hostess type is much nicer.

[erishkigal.livejournal.com]

Heheh, interesting observations.