Posted by Snowman on December 20, 2000 at 18:05:33:
In Reply to: In reply to Snowman posted by lady laces on December 18, 2000 at 18:28:14:
LadyLaces: A million thanks for the great story. I would really like to see a whole day of tights and lost shoes. In this story, you lost your shoes outside. Have you lost shoes outside before? Or ever been stuck outdoors in socks or tights? I would love to hear about any kind of outdoor activity. Obviously, I would like to know if you have ever had an experience with snow. Thanks for the early Christmas present : In reply to Snowman’s request I thought I would share this tale with you. : One day my shoeplay friends were going on a field trip so I thought I would wear a pair of old loose flats, I could dip and dangle all day safe in the knowledge they wouldn’t be taken from me. When I arrived at college my friends were waiting outside for the bus. I stood with them and we chatted while they waited. Lucy asked me why I was wearing my old shoes. I said that with those three out of school I could slip off my shoes and not worry they would be stolen. As the bus arrived everyone started to get on, Lucy leant down and grabbed my left ankle. She lifted up my leg and said to Judy “Fancy taking a souvenir on our trip?” As I struggled Judy gripped the heel of my left shoe and pulled. The shoe slipped down my heel and off my foot. Judy got onto the bus and sat by the window. She was laughing and waving my shoe in the air. Lucy still had hold of my leg but I couldn’t do anything to reach her. She held my ankle until the last person was on the bus. She let go of me and ran to get on the bus .I took off my other shoe and threw it at her to try and stop her getting on the bus. My shoe hit her on the back, she turned around and picked up the shoe and shouted “Thanks, see you at four!!!!!!!” she got on the bus and it drove away. : I couldn’t believe it! I was standing outside in my tights, no shoes and no chance of getting them back for the whole day!!!!! : I searched through my bag for my sneakers but I did not have them with me. I walked into the building and down the hallway to my first lecture. I wanted to sit near the back but I was late and could only find a seat at the front of the class. The teacher was the one who offered to help me if I wanted her to a few weeks earlier. When she saw me in tights and no shoes she called me outside the class. She asked me what had happened and I told her. She asked me what size shoe I took. She said she had a spare pair of her shoes in her car. But she was two sizes smaller than me so they would not fit. She asked me what size Carol took (the girl sitting behind me in class) I said she was two sizes bigger than me but why?? She said “ Try and steal one of Carol’s shoes and I will take it from there.” I went back in and sat down. Carol had her feet under my chair. She was wearing ballet style shoes, her heels were out of the shoes resting on the floor and her shoes were on her toes. I sat down and put my feet either side of Carol’s. I closed my feet together and pulled Carol’s feet forward. Her left shoe fell off and banged on the floor. She managed to pull back both shoes with her toes. The teacher heard the noise of the shoe falling and asked what was going on. Carol said I had kicked her ankles. The teacher said “Carol why would someone with no shoes try to kick someone? I think you should stand outside rather than disrupt the class.” As Carol got up to leave the teacher said “ you can leave your shoes with me since they are so noisy!” Carol slipped off her shoes and left them at the front of the class. About ten minutes later the teacher tripped over the shoes Carol had left, she kicked them under my desk saying they were in the way. I quickly slipped them on. At the end of the lecture the teacher called me over. “ You can have them till lunch but I will have to give them back to Carol then.” I left for my next lecture. : I sat down in my next lecture and began to take notes. After a few minutes I began to realise how loose Carol’s shoes were. As I crossed my legs the shoe just fell off onto the floor. It was impossible to keep the shoes on if my feet were off the floor. I saw Carol sitting two rows in front of me turning and talking to the girl in front of me. I suddenly felt pressure on my ankles, the girl in front had slipped off her sneakers and her socked feet were clamped either side of my ankles. She moved her feet forward and I felt Carol’s shoes slip from my heels and onto the floor. The girl in front put her feet into the shoes and I could see her put her feet on Carol’s chair. Carol took the shoes off and put them on the floor and slipped her feet back into them. I was shoeless again, and there was still two hours to lunch! I decided to stay as I was until the final lecture before lunch. It actually felt quite good having no shoes. I didn’t have to worry about having my shoes taken or losing them. The girl in front of me had her sneakers off from taking Carol’s shoes. I gripped the heel cup of one of them and dragged it back under my desk. She did not notice as she had put her shoes on by now and was not touching her sneakers. I tried the sneaker on but it was too small. I was having no luck today! I was beginning to feel like Cinderella!! Since I couldn’t put the sneaker on I decided to tie the laces in as many knots as I could as payback for Carol’s shoes. I must have tied 30 knots in the laces. I was going to take hours to undo them. I put the sneaker back on the floor and gently pushed it back under the girl’s chair. The bell sounded and we all stood up and I left for my next class. : Final lesson before lunch. I had to make sure I was sitting by someone with loose shoes that would fit. I sat in front of a girl called Joanne. We had shoeplayed a couple of times and I knew her feet were the same size as mine. After a few minutes I heard one of Joanne’s shoes fall under my chair. I quickly hooked the shoe forward and placed my left foot in it. It felt good to be wearing a shoe again – since it was over 90 minutes since the last time. I scribbled a note to Joanne telling her of my plight. I folded the note and put it in her shoe. I put my foot back on the floor and slipped off the shoe. I pushed the shoe back until I felt it touch Joanne’s foot. About five minutes later I felt something push against my feet – which were crossed under my chair. It was the empty shoe. I slipped it on and crossed my legs. I took the shoe off - there was a note inside. “I am sorry to hear your story. If you would like to borrow my sneakers until the bus gets back then you can. If so slip my shoe back and I will put my sneakers on and you can take them off my feet. I will put my feet on the back of your seat.” Success! I put the shoe back on and kicked it back under my chair. To my horror the shoe made a loud noise as I kicked it back. The teacher called us both to the front of the class. I had no shoes and Joanne was wearing one! After a stern lecture we were sent back to our seats. Joanne was made to leave her shoes with the teacher. This meant no sneakers for me. : I spent lunch indoors in the library mainly. I called to the teacher’s lounge and explained what had happened to Carol’s shoes. The teacher said she had found a pair of sneakers in the lost and found. She gave them to me, they didn’t have any laces but at least my feet were warm. I thanked the teacher and left. The sneakers flapped on and off as I walked but I could just about keep them on. I had two lectures in the afternoon – the first was not too bad because it was in the lecture theatre – bench seat with no gaps. This meant that my sneakers were safe even if I slipped them off or dangled them. It was good being able to play with the very loose shoes and know that they would not be taken. My final lecture was in a classroom with desks and chairs. I made a point of sitting at the back of the class behind an empty chair. As the lecture began a girl arrived late and sat in front of me. She saw my sneakers as she sat down. During the lecture she leant back and said “Where are your laces?”. “I haven’t got any”, I said. “How loose are your shoes?” she asked. “Very!” I replied. I stretched out my right leg so it was level with her chair. I flexed my toes and the heel of the sneaker came right off my heel. The girl grabbed hold of my ankle to support my leg. She slid my shoe off and then put it back on my foot. She could not believe how easily it came off, and slipped it on and off another couple of times before putting it back on my foot and letting go of my ankle. “Is the other one the same?” she whispered. I put up my left leg “see for yourself.” The girl did the same to my left shoe – slipping it on and off several times before releasing my ankle. “They’re amazing” she said. “My shoes are too tight which is a shame because I love slipping shoes on and off,” she carried on. “Would you let me borrow those sneakers for the rest of the lecture?” I saw no problem with this, she could have taken them and didn’t so I felt I could trust her. I put my feet under her chair and rested the heels of the sneakers on the floor. I flexed my toes and popped the heels. I pressed my feet forwards and I felt the sneakers fall forwards onto the floor. As my toes rested on the back of the sneakers I felt them move forwards as she took them away. With about five minutes of the lecture to go the girl said “put your feet up.” I stretched out my legs so my feet were either side of her chair. She placed the sneakers back on my feet and thanked me. As we left I saw she was wearing black slip-ons but they were the type with elastic in the front. : I rushed from the lecture and waited outside for the bus to return. As Judy got off the bus I could see she was wearing my shoes !!! I grabbed her shoulder and pushed her onto the grass by the side of the path. I grabbed her ankles and pulled off my shoes. I kicked off the sneakers and put my shoes on. What a day!!!