“Don’t call the cops on me!”
A slightly annoyed drabble
Ok, I’ve done it. My phone shows 10,152 steps in for the day at 10:50 pm.
As I head to my apartment building, a police car pulls next to me. The driver’s window is open: it’s still hot here this week, sticky warm at night.
“Are you ok, maaam? Someone called in, saw you up the road walking and crossing too often.”
“Yeah, I was just walking, putting my steps in. Is avoiding cars on the road a crime now?” I smile.
“No, I guess they thought you weren’t sober. Have a good night!”
“Thank you?” As he pulls away.
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Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
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By Lana V LynxExclusive • 4 months ago
Tuesday
Stepping out of your townhome you’re hit by the cold first. You were expecting it. Laid out your heaviest coat the night before. But the way that first breath crystalizes in your lungs feels like a kick to the chest no matter how prepared you were. You pull your coat tighter and try not to slip on the thin skin of ice that glazed your street overnight.
By Sandor Szabo8 days ago in Fiction
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No drinking and meandering, Lana! lol Fun story. Sometimes you just gotta get your steps in.
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Is this a true story, because either bloody mental 😂
Nice drabble, Lana!
Sometimes you just got to get those steps in.
Hahahahahahaha this was hilarious but I can imagine how annoyed you were at that moment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Isn't funny how "Walking" is considered odd these days? When did being human become so unbelievable? When did we stop being human?
So good!😊 Quite believable these days 😳.
The number of steps you managed to get at once is impressive though!!
There’s a lady in my neighborhood that criss-crosses across the road to get her steps in but it’s early morning so she’s not as Sus.
Funny! You obviously looked very suspicious.
lol! irritating but your lil vignette is not!
If the people were so concerned maybe they should have checked on you themselves?