didier
Senior Insider
I was sitting in my car this morning watching traffic in front of Maya's to Go, as I do every morning drinking my beverage before I start my exercise program.
In the distance I could see a girl walking towards the airport, she was dressed in a party dress and she had her thumb stuck out hoping for a ride. Lots of cars passed her, mostly rental cars, as the locals may not have gotten up yet since it is sunday. When she finally was in front of my car across the road near the signs for people against drunk driving, she was still trying to get a ride. Still more cars passed her without stopping.
She was maybe 19 or 20, no purse, which I also thought was odd esp. since she was dressed in nightclub attire. A lot of things went through my mind, had this girl not gone to bed yet? did she have a ride earlier but was kicked out when he said put out or get out? In the middle of my thoughts about her, I saw that she had put her head in her hands and was now crying. I had seen enough, so I pulled out of my parking space and headed in her direction and I decided I would give her a ride to anywhere she wished to go. Before I pulled out onto the main road, another car had stopped to pick her up, so now I guess I will never know.
I do try to give people rides when I see them hitch hiking here, as it is relatively safe. I feel guilty when I don't.
In the distance I could see a girl walking towards the airport, she was dressed in a party dress and she had her thumb stuck out hoping for a ride. Lots of cars passed her, mostly rental cars, as the locals may not have gotten up yet since it is sunday. When she finally was in front of my car across the road near the signs for people against drunk driving, she was still trying to get a ride. Still more cars passed her without stopping.
She was maybe 19 or 20, no purse, which I also thought was odd esp. since she was dressed in nightclub attire. A lot of things went through my mind, had this girl not gone to bed yet? did she have a ride earlier but was kicked out when he said put out or get out? In the middle of my thoughts about her, I saw that she had put her head in her hands and was now crying. I had seen enough, so I pulled out of my parking space and headed in her direction and I decided I would give her a ride to anywhere she wished to go. Before I pulled out onto the main road, another car had stopped to pick her up, so now I guess I will never know.
I do try to give people rides when I see them hitch hiking here, as it is relatively safe. I feel guilty when I don't.