Ploy

He was coming out of a shop when he saw him.

It was a Saturday afternoon and the shops were busy; so were the streets. It was definitely him. No doubt about it. The opportunity had presented itself to catch up briefly. This was despite the fact that the man had never come across as a particularly pleasant sort of fellow. Despite this, seeing which direction he was heading in, he began to walk much faster, despite the crowds. Further along, he would cross the street, then head back. This would bring them face-to-face. The ploy worked.

Waving at him through the shoppers, he approached, saying, “Hello.”

The man looked puzzled. “Hello?”

“Excuse me, but can you tell me the time, please.”

Checking his watch, he said, “Yes, it’s a quarter-to-three.”

“Thanks. Don’t recognise me, do you?”

“I can’t say I do.”

“No, you wouldn’t remember. Don’t think you’ve actually ever said hello before.

In fact, when you used to be my neighbour, you never gave me the time of day!”

“Anyway, thanks,” he said, and walked on.

As he went, he couldn’t help thinking, now that wasn’t too hard, was it?

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