The New Shoe Chronicles: Day One

New Shoe Log: Day One

The owner needed new shoes, what with the fall approaching. It was the first pair of "real" shoes she had worn in several months, as during the summer she wears sandals, flip flops, and sneakers exclusively. The new shoes were found at Payless for about thirty dollars. These are their stories.

The new shoes are brown, mary-jane style with cut outs on the top, thick soles and stitching around the top where the sole and upper meet, sort of like Doc Martins. Truth be told, these shoes were chosen for that quality, and the fond memories of the 1990's that they evoked. Indeed, their owner had several similar pairs throughout high school.

They feel stiff, foreign. The owner almost feels like she is tripping with each step. The sole is so thick, she cannot feel the terrain beneath her.

Interesting observation: either the owner drags the outside of her heels when she walks, or that part of the sole is a little thicker than the rest, for it seems to catch with each step and feel like a small lump or bump. Can't tell.

The shoes look silly with the blue trouser socks the owner paired them with. In all honesty, it does not pay to choose your socks in the dark, for you will surely end up with a blue pair when you assumed they were black. At least the socks match each other. Her pants are long--she will make sure they cover the socks.

No one has noticed the new shoes, or the extra inch of height the owner gains from wearing them.

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