My name is Presley, and this is my first story on Literotica. I hope you all like this, because I have more to write. Believe it or not, this is a true story, and all my stories will be true as well. Please let me know what you all think, but go easy on me because I'm not a terrific writer.
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It happened when I was twenty three and all by myself. College was over, but I felt no closer to discovering my passion. So I went on the road to find out what exactly that was for me. All I had was barely enough cash, a clunker of a car, and only 4 sets of clothes. My family basically let me go, I had no boyfriend to speak of and I was tired of standing still. I went across the country, working random jobs and staying in cheap motels or crashing on floors.
One particular night, I was in the middle of Montana and admittedly lost. No jobs in the area, no friends to help, and I was out of clean laundry. The outfit I was wearing happen to be on me for 3 days straight. As one could imagine, it was starting to stink a little bit. I checked into a local hotel, hoping they would have some kind of washer.
"Excuse me," I said as I walked up to the front desk. A middle aged woman sat behind the counter, reading a newspaper. She didn't bother to look up. "Do you guys have a washer for guests available?" I continued.
"Sorry hun, no washer," she answered without looking up.
"How about laundromat in town?" I asked next.
"Closed down three months ago."
"Could you at least pretend you care?"
My comment prompted the woman to finally look at me. "Look, we don't have a washer for guests. We hardly get guests. Guests bring their own clothes and just pass by. If you've got a problem, talk with my manager." And with that, she returned to her paper. Case closed.
I realized I wasn't getting anywhere with this woman, I walked away. During my travels, I have found that hotel staff are some of the rudest, laziest workers you will find. Only the cleaning ladies are any good. I sulked back to my tiny, dimly lit room and threw myself on the bed.
"Knew I should have skipped Montana," I thought to myself. "What a shitty state."
For the next hour I just laid on the bed, bored out of my mind. A sudden knock on the door interrupted my boredom. I opened my door and an older man stood in the doorway. He appeared a frail man, slightly bending his back and leaning on the cleaning cart he was pushing. The poor man's hair was all but gone, with a thin line of white on the back of his head.
"I'm sorry young lady, thought this room was empty," he said in a weak voice. "I'll come back later if you'd like."
"Oh no, you can come in," I said politely. "I'm just sitting around, doing nothing."
The man chuckled. "Well, if you don't mind an old man's company." His chuckle was a bit weezy, but seemed friendly enough.
I let him in and sat on the bed. Soon enough, I found myself talking with the old geezer. He asked me a lot of question, like what I was doing in the area, where I was from and such. Being an open person, I basically told him everything, like how I was out traveling and I was from Wisconsin originally. He listened with polite interest, letting me run my mouth. It was rare of me to socialize, but I found myself enjoying this man's company.
"You're a very pretty young woman," he interjected, as I was just finishing up my story on how I dumped my loser boyfriend awhile ago.
"Why thank you," I said with a blush. I had never really thought of myself as very pretty, let alone attractive. I suppose being skinny as a rail had some merit with men. I happen to be a ginger, my long hair being my constant mortal enemy. My eyes look like grapefruits thanks to my hipster glasses. I couldn't say I have any discernible curves or boobs to speak off, but I do have awkwardly long legs and a comparatively tiny torso. Much of my height, about 5'-10", was my legs. I also have boats for feet, and I wear a size 11 shoes.
Yet this man continued on, complimenting my outfit, a simple red tee , white capris, and black keds. He told me he loved what I did with my hair, which humorously was nothing at all. The compliments were touching though, so I tried my best not to brush him off. His interest turned from my hair to my shoes all of a sudden. I had only three pairs of shoes for my trip; the keds I was wearing, some black work shoes and some leather sandals.
"Well all pretty girls should have more shoes than that," he said with another of his chuckles. "Some to show off their pretty feet I'm sure."
While the compliment struck me as odd, I played along. "Oh not my feet. I've always hated my feet."
"Now why is that?" he asked me. "I'm sure there's nothing wrong with them."
I laughed nervously. "I have big feet though. I used to get teased by everyone for them."