Author – Jock
I had been a bad boy and was about to lose my driving licence so had to sell my car. I drove it to its new owner 50 miles away and caught the train home. I had to get used to public transport from now on, a good point was being able to look at my phone while moving, after a few TikTok videos I decided to catch up on Wheresmysneaks. I searched for stories about losing shoes on trains. With nobody else in the carriage I decided to kick off my white Adidas superstars, I placed them infront of the aisle seat making them visible to anyone passing as I sat by the window, aware of being shoeless I related myself to the stories I was reading.
At the next stop a guy entered my carriage, I watched him in my peripheral vision looking at my shoes as he passed my seat. I quickly glanced to see him seated several rows behind in an aisle seat. He would be able to see my shoes but not my feet.
I visualised the train stopping, him running down the aisle grabbing my trainers at the last moment and getting off leaving me stranded on the train in my socks. I smiled I was reading too many stories on ‘wheresmysneaks’.
I was so engrossed reading that I hadn’t noticed he had moved to the seat behind me and could see my phone screen. He startled me when he said it was a good website, he was literally above my head leaning over my seat. I immediately blanked my screen and checked to ensure my shoes where still there. I felt embarrassed being caught out. Nice trainers he said. I put them back on my feet. He said he wasn’t going to steal them.
I was just reading about somebody losing their shoes, no offence mate.
None taken he said as he discussed ‘Wheresmysneaks’.
He said he had worried the site had finished as no new content had been published for months but was relieved to see it had updated recently. Perhaps RJ had enacted upon some of the stories and got caught, had he been in jail or been abducted and trapped shoeless in a cellar of a victim. We both laughed but agreed he probably just had different priorities these days.
I relaxed as we both had something in common, we talked about some of the stories, shoe confiscation or getting robbed amongst others but we both agreed that being stranded shoeless in public was best.
He suggested we could have some fun, leave your shoes with me and get off at the next stop then I’ll get off with them at the stop after. You will have to catch the next train and travel it shoeless for one stop where I’ll be waiting with your Superstars. I said I was unsure about that even though It thrilled me.
You know you really want to he said looking at my feet.
I don’t know you I told him. Take a photo of me and report me to the police if you don’t see me or your shoes again.
The train was slowing, let’s do it I said, my hands were shaking as I gave him my Adidas Superstars. My pulse was beating very fast as I walked to the door. The train stopped I hesitated but somebody from the next carriage was stood behind me. I stepped onto the platform in my socked feet, the person behind looked at my feet then at me strangely before walking off. I walked along the outside of the carriage in my socks to see the guy waving my Adidas Superstars through the window. My pulse beated faster than ever as I watched the train leave the station with my shoes on board.
It was a rural station, no buildings just a platform between two rail tracks, fortunately it was empty. I looked at the timetable, I had an hour to wait for the next train standing in a bright orange tee, black shorts and white Adidas crew socks. What had I done.