I am a trusting fool

[Raina]

I was just sitting here surfing the internet when I heard a knock on the door.

I opened it up to find a guy on my front step. He explained that he just wanted to get some water. I thought he meant a drink at first, but then I saw the bucket and window cleaning supplies he had and realized that he was here to (DUH) wash the windows of the building.

Here's the part where I'm a fool. I opened the door wide and said okay, come in.

WTF was I thinking??? I am a single woman, home alone. This is how psychos get into women's houses to attack them. I read books and news stories all the time about how trusting allow strange men into their house and end up raped and murdered.

Lucky for me, he said, "No thanks, I'll just get it from the outside faucet." (See! I am a moron!!! Why didn't I think of that?? Sheesh)

Lucky this time, but where was my brain?

 

[Guest]

Sheesh... Raina.

Please be careful (we love you).

 

[Raina]

Sheesh... Raina.

Please be careful (we love you).

Thanx Manx.

I think it has something to do with my lack of sleep.
Ummm....Yeah, I'm gonna go with that...that's what it was, not enough sleep.

 

[Orwell84]

Be careful. Remember, until everyone figured out what he was really up to, everyone thought Ted Bundy was a smart, good looking, nice guy. Well I guess he really was all of those things, but he also happened to be a serial killer. You just never know.

 

[Raina]

The sad thing is, I KNOW that. That's why I think I'm a moron.

 

[riff]

Well. Really. All I wanted was water to wash windows.


Hope you thanked him?


Be safe.


riff the fluffman

 

[Raina]

Well. Really. All I wanted was water to wash windows.


Hope you thanked him?


Be safe.


riff the fluffman

I KNEW he looked familiar! That must be why I felt like I could invite him in, I thought he was Riff and I wanted him to ravish me.

Yes I did thank him actually. And, I think the way I looked when I opened the door scared him more than he could possibly have scared me.

 

[LRC]

I did something stupid like that once, we all do at one time or another. The important thing is that you realized your mistake and you'll be more cautious next time.

I was expecting the oil burner repair man. He always comes to the back door, so when the back door bell rang I opened it without even looking out the window. "Come on in", I said, "I've been waiting for you." Then I noticed he was way too well dressed to be the burner guy. Turns out he was the real estate guy who was supposed to be apprasing the house next door.

Oops!

 

[Rubyfruit]

One time my car broke down. I was very young, stranded on the side of a busy road.

A man stopped and offered me a ride to the nearest gas station.

The passenger side door of his car was broken. I got in the driver's side and slid over, him coming in behind me. It was then I realized that I was trapped.

I was lucky. Very lucky.

Never again will I take that sort of chance.