Friday, June 5, 2009

HMM...What's in My Wallet Purse?

I never thought that the contents of my wallet purse could build such a bright image of my identity in some one's mind other than my own. I guess that is why when I lost my wallet purse for the first time, my stomach churned with butterflies as if I were getting ready to give a long speech in front of thousands. I am a very shy person so as I was sitting at home, twiddling my thumbs thinking,"What does that person think about me? Do they really care?" As time goes by my saliva becomes thicker in my throat as i remember that I had my last 20 dollars in that wallet purse. "Uh Oh!", said the cashier frowning down at my wallet purse."That young lady forgot her belongings". As she pages me across the intercom again and again, there was no reply.She reaches in and grabs my cell phone, hoping to find a home phone number to contact me."Oh, look how cute her two little children are..she must have strong family values or never at home to see her children as much as she would like." She scrolls further and further down to find nothing but business and school numbers."Maybe she is lonely and too career driven? I barely see any family or friend numbers." It's no use so she puts the phone down.

"Wow this young lady like to shop!" She pulls out multiple receipts, checking to see if there is any kind of information that might help her locate me.Coming across one credit card and one ATM card she assumes I am in debt with creditors but that I have plenty of money in the bank.No luck she keeps digging."she opens up the check book to find multiple checks written out for post-dated amounts for unpaid bills," Hmm she seems very financially stable, unlike I thought.!" Only two things left to grab to reach the created identity of myself. She looks at the large size toothbrush and toothpaste, passing it up but the pauses to say to herself," She must have braces! Nobody brushes their teeth that much!" She giggles to herself, reminicing when she had to brush after anything she ate!

At the bottom of my purse she found my work badge, with my full name and Fred Meyer Pharmacy boldy across the front.She quickly grabbed a phone book to call right away." Fred Meyer Pharmacy, Leticia speaking.How may I help you?" she paused, asking me to repeat my name. " I have your wallet purse!" she stated unexpectedly. My heart skipped a beat.In the back of my head still thinking, "Did she take my last 20 dollars?"I think the only thing that she missed was my profile. I had no Driver's license or ID to be found.There was no way of her knowong my age, physical features, or address. Do you want to know why? I always forget it at home !

1 comment:

  1. Leticia,
    I like how you created a scenario of someone finding your wallet & how they would try to get a hold of you to return it. In the meantime, it would be likely that they could make certain assumptions about the kind of person who owns the wallet - photos of kids, receipts, and toothbrush! I guess women can get more stuff into their purse/wallet than a guy can! A good read!
    Christopher T.

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