3/11 Astoria

Short Asian Man: Um, Miss? Miss?

(Against my better judgement, I turn around.)

Short Asian Man: Excuse me, do you live around here? In New York?
Me: Yes, why?
Short Asian Man: Uh, cause... (long pause while we stand there awkwardly, me dreading what he's going to say and praying he's asking for directions.) Cause you're pretty.
Me: Thank you.
Short Asian Man: So where exactly do you live?
Me: I've gotta go, sorry, I'm in a hurry. (Honestly, I was, it wasn't a lie.)