their box and left the shop. As she made her way towards the mall’s exit with only the books to show for her outing, she heard a voice behind her.
‘Excuse me, miss!’
She turned along with several other women, but it was clearly Lauren who was being hailed.
‘Yes?’
A willowy Japanese girl stood there, dressed in a vibrant purple silk blouse and a short, tight black skirt. She was strikingly beautiful, with long, glossy black hair and ivory skin. Lauren had never thought of herself as bi but there was something about the exotic beauty of Oriental women that had always appealed to her. And this girl was a vision.
She made a little bow and Lauren instinctively returned the gesture. The people around them continued on their way, probably disappointed that they weren’t about to see a shoplifter apprehended.
‘Sorry to chase you down like that,’ the girl said, ‘but I happened to notice you trying on those shoes.’
‘Shoes?’ Lauren echoed.
‘Yes. The leopard ones.’
‘Oh, those. Yes, well, they were a bit over the top. For my usual night out, I mean.’
The girl smiled, a little coyly. ‘Actually, it wasn’t the shoes that got my attention. It was your feet.’ Her English was perfect, an odd and appealing counterpoint to her strong Japanese accent. There was no chance that something had got lost in translation or that Lauren had misunderstood her.
‘My feet?’ she asked.
‘Yes. I’m from the salon over there.’ The girl pointed. ‘Beauty and Serenity. We’re doing a special promotion, you see, and we need a pedicure model.’ She raised her eyebrows expectantly.
Lauren shook her head in confusion. Was this some kind of prank? ‘But if you saw me trying on the shoes, then you must have seen my feet. They look awful.’
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