Today's Horror

Sitting thinking about my day. Thinking about going on a vacation one day. Thinking about the shoes I wanted to buy. It was quiet and I almost fell asleep, when suddenly I heard a thump.

I wondered what that was until I realized it was the girl in the stall next to me taking a big crap. I had to get out quick. So I took care of things and out to wash my hands. While washing my hands, I looked up at my face in the mirror. I turned side to side to check my hair and gave myself a quick smile. "Oh those teeth are looking fine, girl." I say to myself.

Now I turn over to get a paper towel and dry....oh well you know what I'm going to do right? Dry my hands, yes. So I'm drying my hands after I washed them for a good 35 seconds and start to walk towards the door. The toilet flushes and the girl comes out. I open the door with the paper towel in hand and when I had the door opened half way, I turned to see she was hopping along behind me to catch up with me and the door.

"WHAT?!" I say to myself. Is she not washing her hands?? "Aaaahhhhhh!" Screaming loud in my mind, I had become scared of the Asian girl as she was running behind me. It was like she was a monster trying to get me with her dirty hands.

"Grrrrrrr..." I hear, but it was all in my head. All of a sudden, I felt like I was 8 years old, running from the girl in school they all called, "The Boogie Girl." I don't think I need to explain to you why they called her boogie girl. Well, this chick didn't seem to think it was necessary to wash her hands. And she was definitely fertilizing the grass.

Immediately, I ran down the hallway to tell a co-worker. Walking as fast as I could, I looked back and there she was. She was holding up her hands and going..."Grrrrrrr!" I turned around and tripped. Now I was on the floor crawling and trying to get up. I looked back and she was getting closer. I was sweating. Ahead of me was the door. But all of a sudden, the door had gotten too far for me to reach. Now the hallway seemed longer. "Shit! Aaahhhh!"

"Lani?" Said Michele. "Are you okay? You want me to help you up?" "Huh?" Looking back, I see the Asian girl and she looked normal. The Asian girl stops and puts out her hand. "Oh, I help you up?"

"Oh, well...I, well ladies, I was just looking for my ear ring and darn it, I lost it. I'll just get up before anyone thinks I'm nuts. Ha ha ha..."

Michele and the Asian girl watch me get up and walk away quickly. I turned the corner so quickly, I ran into a buffed partner. I said, "Hey dude. Watch where you're going, okay? Don' make me have to...mmmm, just don't. " He looked at me like I was weird, but I kepted walking. I finally got to my co-worker and told her the story.

"eeewww...She does that all the time, I'm telling you. Man, that was close. My heart would have been racing down the block. You're lucky she didn't get you."

"I know, I know..." I replied.

Later that day, a partner at the firm called me into his office. "Hey Lani, I'd like to you meet Wendy Tonaka." Wendy was seated in one of the chairs as she turned around to greet me. She looked at me and smiled and as she stood up, she extended her hand to shake mine. It was her and my heart started to race. I saw her hand and remembered that she did not wash her hands before. I didn't know what to do, but then suddenly, an idea hit me. I greeted her back by bowing at her and saying, "Hajiememashite Lani des, dozo yoroshiku."

"Ahh..." Says the partner. "You know Japanese, Lani?" While smiling I said, "Ha ha ha...no, no. I just know how to introduce myself."

Moments earlier, my co-worker that I had spoken to earlier about the incident, noticed Wendy's hand out and waited to speak to me about it. After 10 minutes, I was walking down the hallway. My friend stopped me.

"I saw her hands, girl! Tell me you didn't shake her hands!" I smiled at her and said, "Am I smart or am I smart? Well, I saw that she was Japenese, so I did the traditional thing and bowed down to her and introduced myself to her in Japanese. She was quite impressed with me. And so was my boss. But I have to tell you, I almost shit my pants."