Ohhh Blue Eyes...
One of the scariest moments thus far of being a New Yorker occurred tonight on the train. I was on my way downtown to Tony's birthday party and a homeless guy started begging for change on the train. Unfortunately, all I had on me was a twenty and my cell phone.
Usually people will just ask and when you tell them no they won't push it any further. This guy was different. I felt my friends beside me crouch down and slide away.
He tried a couple of times and I told him I didn't have any change on me, but if I did I would help him out. Then something snapped and he started staring at me. He got real close and said, "Ohhh blue eyes..." and some other stuff, completely forgetting about the coins, just staring at me.
I looked away and after about five seconds he just walked away muttering something about my eyes. At that point, practically everyone in the car was looking at me. I just sat there holding my breath, wondering if he was going to turn around.
When we were on the train coming home, Erica said she thought he was going to attack me. That didn't make me feel better.
It was all very strange.
Posted by Amanda at December 07, 2002 11:46 PM
