What did he want...

Oceane Mercadal (Activity #1)

The small city of Nice were I grew up doesn’t have malls so when I went to the Manhattan mall I was shocked by its grandeur. After a little tour I decided to stay in front of Victoria's Secret and observe what people did and how they acted. Nothing happened at first as it was 1pm and people were probably having lunch but an hour later the place started filling up. Some were wondering around, window shopping while others were literally running from one place to another with a Starbuck's coffee cup as you see on the streets. What attracted my eyes the most was a group of young girls around 16-17 years old wondering around laughing like nothing mattered in life. Sort of reminded me the way my friends and I were at their age. Who cares about homework and chores, we can always do them tomorrow. Nothing out of the ordinary really happened until this one man shows up out of nowhere probably because I wasn’t paying attention. He looked dirty and had a lot of bags, which made me think he was homeless. His clothes where dirty, old looking and way too large for him. I thought he was just going to walk by or ask people for some help but he actually went into Victoria's Secret, which sort of shocked me. At home when I walk around the city with my friends we mostly see homeless people by banks or on large streets hoping someone will stop to help. I felt so sorry for this man when he opened the door but was also curious to see what was going to happen. It’s funny how people react to certain every day events. A few minutes later the old man was escorted out of the store by the security guards. He was yelling and mumbling words no one could understand and yet it was funny to see how life stopped for a second. Every one who was around literally stopped on the spot and stared at this poor guy being kicked out. When he stopped screaming people kept staring like if they were frozen on the spot and then started moving again like nothing had happened. I was in front of this man trying to know what could have possibly gone through his mind. Seriously did he not know he was going to get kicked out? He doesn’t fit into the category of shoppers. He can’t afford anything in this store and probably smelled bad so why did he go there? I really thought things like that only happened in movies, like people being kicked out of a casino because they drank too much or because they were rude to a waitress. What still troubles me today I guess would be that I’m still wondering what this guy wanted from this store. If someone has an idea please share.