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Weekly Contest #18
The man watched the woman’s hand fall into her purse as she caught sight of the “ATTENTION: PICKPOCKETS” sign. She pulled out a tube of lip balm and coated her mouth with the waxy end, satisfied to find everything in place. The man jabbed the crosswalk button a good few more times, then quickly hid his hands from the empty winter wind in his coat pockets. “Most push-to-walk buttons don’t do a thing,” the woman said between breaths. Apparently she’d been chuckling at his frustrated attempts. The man reflected her smile, scratched lightly at h...
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