Something Isn't Right

It was a dark night. An occasional car with a faceless driver flew down the street with dim headlights crossing my face. I walk briskly back to my place of residence with my hands tucked under my arms and a stern expression on my wind-beaten face. In an instant, I stumble upon a silver shoe lying beneath a faded streetlight. It was just a single shoe.









How odd, I think to myself. Where did it come from? Where is its matching partner? Then suddenly, an alarm goes off in my mind. "Walk away," I tell myself. "Just walk away."
You see, if there is one thing that I've learned from the thousands of hidden-camera shows I've viewed in my life, it's this: If something seems out of place, leave it alone.
Let's say you push the button for the elevator. The doors open and a man in a turkey leg costume stands in your midst. 

DON'T GO IN THE ELEVATOR. Try not to scream, and simply walk (don't run) away nonchalantly.

I mean, we've all seen the videos haven't we? You don't want to be the embarrassed fool who is videotaped trying to pull a super-glued quarter from the sidewalk, do you?

Of course not. So the next time you see something that seems too perfect (like a free quarter), or something simply out of place, just walk away. Save yourself the embarrassment. I mean who knows what troubles touching that shoe would have caused me...