Ellie and John had already dated for several months when one evening, after returning from the bathroom, Ellie accidentally catched a glimpse of his mobile phone screen. He didn't notice it, but what she saw was the key to the best time of their life.
Both Ellie and John were exchange students in Sevilla, both living in the Triana district, shaped by small restaurants and Flamenco theaters. They had met at a friend's party nearby, and immediately felt attracted to each other. After talking a lot that evening, they started dating.
This weekend, they planned their next night out. As always, John would pick her up at home, and then they spontaneously went to find a small restaurant around the corner.
Ellie was an attractive, blonde girl, more of the shy type, but very intelligent. When she met John, she was quite worried how to get his attention, and once she got it, she was worried about how to keep it. She was not very experienced in the dating game. But that one evening, a brilliant plan popped into her mind, that sounded so challenging, that her pulse increased immediately.
When she returned from the bathroom that evening and saw the title of the website he was browsing on his mobile phone, it got her attention: Barefoot Girls in the City. She did not drop a remark about what she saw. Later that evening, she googled the text and an unknown world opened to her.
Since the day they met, she had noticed John sneaking a glance at her feet from time to time, especially when she was wearing no shoes at their friend's house. Now the picture suddenly came together. She never knew that feet could be attractive to men, and while searching, she learned more and more about the various fetishes that revolved around bare feet.
Eventually she found the website John had opened, and it was specialised in women that walked barefoot in the middle of the city, often playfully showing their dirty soles. She was baffled and overwhelmed with all the information, but a plan began to take shape in her mind.
She had always liked to walk barefoot as a child, and from time to time, she enjoyed a barefoot walk in the nature. But she never dared to take her shoes off in public, although at some occasions her shoes felt out of place in the warm Spanish nights. Afraid of the looks, she never even spared a thought to really taking her shoes off outside, especially not in the middle of city. She realized that her idea was a big challenge, especially for herself, and required her to overcome her own timidity.
For her plan to succeed, she needed to be prepared. A few days before their date, she had to go shopping for groceries and took the opportunity for a rehearsal. Carefully, she painted her nails in a dark red and and watched the result in the mirror with satisfaction. Her feet were as slender as her body, with her toes a bit longer than average, and looked well trained. When leaving the flat, she nervously stuffed her sandals in her bag and stepped over the doorstep in her bare feet for the first time in her life.