My Brown Pants

"My brown pants are stupid. What am I going to do?"

"Well, your pants should be in black."

"No way. The color of the pants will also show if you wear them right."

"How about my black underwear?"

"Your brown leather pants, and your black boxer shorts. There will be nothing left for my brown pants. What do I do?"

"Well, just get these off."

"What do I do?"

"They're all gray. You know what it means when you wear gray pants."

"How do you know I'll show up if I have to walk across a field wearing grey pants?"

"You are going to be spotted."

"How about having more of a "sneaker" look? Or your leather jeans? Or both?"

"No, you don't want that. You would be too conspicuous."

She smiled, and made an outstretched hand out in front of her shirt, as if she had just waken up to the fact that every single thing she thought that she should have was not the best option. And yet, her face never changed.

And to think I had to walk into the store wearing a dress, one she'd bought for herself because she was too lazy to try on something from Macy's.

"How about my red boots?"

"Hrmph." He was a little angry. He wasn't sure why.

But I had also noticed it this time.

It was strange. What was the problem?

"The red shoes I bought are too narrow. I thought at first they'd make my feet fall out but they're too narrow to take the slightest effort."

Ahh, she was so right. She seemed to be on the right track.

However, there was a problem with the boots.

They were too narrow. They were too tight around them when standing.

"It can't be helped. The shoe was designed for me and not for you… I'm still working on them so I haven't finished them yet."

She really was saying that. No way was it possible she was that skilled.

"Oh? What's wrong?"

"I wanted to wear the sandals I bought too. They're just too narrow, they're too thin. You can't run around as high as you can without sliding."

"Oh?"

"I've gotten pretty good at running with bare feet and shoes, they seem to be able to get my legs moving more easily, it's like it's been taking over my entire body… I want to have a decent athletic career with this barefoot running shoes!" she wrote in another.

The young woman, whose real name was not released, has started a foundation she created to help her family get through this difficult time. For more about their struggles, see Bitch Runners!

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