Helen46
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Damn, I thought, now I really am lost! It had been a long day. The meeting had gone on for much longer than I had anticipated and my host had insisted on taking me to the hotel bar for a drink when our business had eventually concluded. Of course I should have refused and then it would still have been bright when I set off, and the thick fog would not have descended. Visibility was poor and I crawled along the highway, trying desperately not to ram into the car in front of me. Then suddenly I found myself veering off to the right and taking an exit ramp. This was all I needed.
All my attempts to get back onto the motorway failed. I just couldn't see any signs with the darkness and fog, and the street lights were worse that useless. Within a short time I found myself in a maze of unfamiliar streets. " God damn it," I muttered under my breath. I felt doubly stupid as my twenty-two-year-old son had offered to install the Sat Nav as I left home that morning, but I told him I knew the route and it was unnecessary. Now I was kicking myself for my stupidity. I felt awkward around technology and avoided using it, unless one of my children was there to provide back-up or I could devolve responsibly to one of my office subordinates. Nobody would believe that the first female CEO of the legal firm that I ran was not computer literate, but my role was to make hard decisions and lead, not get bogged down in gadgetry. Perhaps it was a generational thing. I was in my late forties and switching on my laptop was about all that I could manage on my own.
I looked at the houses as I passed by. Many of them were derelict and had boarded-up windows. The rest were in a poor state of repair. How could people live like that? Where was their self-respect? I could see figures huddled at street corners, their faces indistinct. There was something extremely seedy about this neighbourhood and I needed to get back onto the freeway as quickly as possible. I had heard awful stories about carjackings and worse. This must be where the blacks and hispanics live, I thought to myself. One of our office juniors, a filing clerk, lived here, I think. Now what was her name? La Toya, LaShaunte, Lanay, Lanette? Who knows; it's not like I ever spoke to her.
Just then the car engine stuttered and ground to a halt. Nervously, I tried restarting it, but it refused to roar back into life. I formed my hands into tight fists and banged the steering wheel in frustration. My idiot husband had been told to get the car checked out weeks ago and clearly even this simplest of tasks was beyond him. In a rage I reached into my purse to retrieve my cell and call for a pickup truck. But I could not find it. Despairingly, I scrambled around in the innards of my bag and then it dawned on me: I had left my phone in the hotel conference room. I cursed my absent-mindedness.
What was I to do? I couldn't stay in the car all night; the temperature was beginning to drop and I did not even have an overcoat. There was no option; I had to seek help. One of these houses must have a phone. I had a lot of cash in my purse and could amply reward one of those people for their assistance. Summoning up all my courage, I cautiously walked up to the front door of the first house that I could find that was properly maintained - and there were few of these.
I knocked on the door tentatively; there appeared to be no bell. Slowly lights were turned on and the door opened. Looking down at me was an enormous black man, 6' 3" and at least 250 lbs, but all muscle. He seemed about the same age as my son Mike. Before I could say a word, he surveyed me up and down as if inspecting a piece of meat. A leering smile formed across his face and his eyes filled with astonishment. I guess it was not everyday that he encountered a white mature woman on his doorstep, formally dressed in a grey jacket, matching skirt, and white blouse, and wearing expensive jewellery.
"Excuse me young man", I heard myself saying, "I wonder if you could assist me. My car has broken down and I urgently require a pickup truck. I have money. I can pay you for your trouble."
All my attempts to get back onto the motorway failed. I just couldn't see any signs with the darkness and fog, and the street lights were worse that useless. Within a short time I found myself in a maze of unfamiliar streets. " God damn it," I muttered under my breath. I felt doubly stupid as my twenty-two-year-old son had offered to install the Sat Nav as I left home that morning, but I told him I knew the route and it was unnecessary. Now I was kicking myself for my stupidity. I felt awkward around technology and avoided using it, unless one of my children was there to provide back-up or I could devolve responsibly to one of my office subordinates. Nobody would believe that the first female CEO of the legal firm that I ran was not computer literate, but my role was to make hard decisions and lead, not get bogged down in gadgetry. Perhaps it was a generational thing. I was in my late forties and switching on my laptop was about all that I could manage on my own.
I looked at the houses as I passed by. Many of them were derelict and had boarded-up windows. The rest were in a poor state of repair. How could people live like that? Where was their self-respect? I could see figures huddled at street corners, their faces indistinct. There was something extremely seedy about this neighbourhood and I needed to get back onto the freeway as quickly as possible. I had heard awful stories about carjackings and worse. This must be where the blacks and hispanics live, I thought to myself. One of our office juniors, a filing clerk, lived here, I think. Now what was her name? La Toya, LaShaunte, Lanay, Lanette? Who knows; it's not like I ever spoke to her.
Just then the car engine stuttered and ground to a halt. Nervously, I tried restarting it, but it refused to roar back into life. I formed my hands into tight fists and banged the steering wheel in frustration. My idiot husband had been told to get the car checked out weeks ago and clearly even this simplest of tasks was beyond him. In a rage I reached into my purse to retrieve my cell and call for a pickup truck. But I could not find it. Despairingly, I scrambled around in the innards of my bag and then it dawned on me: I had left my phone in the hotel conference room. I cursed my absent-mindedness.
What was I to do? I couldn't stay in the car all night; the temperature was beginning to drop and I did not even have an overcoat. There was no option; I had to seek help. One of these houses must have a phone. I had a lot of cash in my purse and could amply reward one of those people for their assistance. Summoning up all my courage, I cautiously walked up to the front door of the first house that I could find that was properly maintained - and there were few of these.
I knocked on the door tentatively; there appeared to be no bell. Slowly lights were turned on and the door opened. Looking down at me was an enormous black man, 6' 3" and at least 250 lbs, but all muscle. He seemed about the same age as my son Mike. Before I could say a word, he surveyed me up and down as if inspecting a piece of meat. A leering smile formed across his face and his eyes filled with astonishment. I guess it was not everyday that he encountered a white mature woman on his doorstep, formally dressed in a grey jacket, matching skirt, and white blouse, and wearing expensive jewellery.
"Excuse me young man", I heard myself saying, "I wonder if you could assist me. My car has broken down and I urgently require a pickup truck. I have money. I can pay you for your trouble."
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