Gold Star for Me/Gold star Part 2
Having been inspired by all of the wonderful experiences described by so many girls on this site, I was determined to experience a "first" for myself. I've never been in a mall or store fully presenting as a female, i.e., wig, make-up, etc. The opportunity was there for me tonight, so I made my mind up to go for it.
My goal was a bookstore at a large mall near my home. The bookstore was chosen because it has an outside entrance. There are some hurdles, however, that have to be dealt with in order to get to that outside entrance. First, there is a large and busy outside shopping area that must be traversed ans a couple of busy restaurants that, also, must be passed. Then, there is, also, a main entrance to the mall about fifty feet from the bookstore entrance. Add to that the fact that I didn't get there until about 9:15 when the store and the mall were preparing to close. This meant that I had to walk against foot traffic as shoppers were leaving the mall to go to their cars.
I was determined, however. And, I felt pretty good about my look. I had on a khaki skirt, a pink and white striped girl short-sleeved shirt (I'm not sure of the exact name of that type of sleeve), and a cute pair of 2" heels. I am no make-up expert, but it came together tonight and there is only subdued lighting approaching the entrance. I was nervous, but I was, also, determined to not chicken out.
I found a parking spot close to the outside stores, checked my make-up, brushed my wig, and got out of the car. Several groups of departing shoppers came very near me as they went to their cars. This caused me to pause and I nearly lost my nerve, but I said to heck with it. Just do it, as Nike says.
So, I began my walk to the bookstore. I walked as femininely as I could with my head up. I tried to not make eye contact with anyone and I tried to not look back after passing people to see if they were checking me out or falling down laughing. I had to, on a couple of occasions, walk nearly shoulder to shoulder with some people and I nearly ran into a guy and girl as they were entering a restaurant just as I walked by the entrance. No one acted as if anything was unusual.
I made it to the bookstore. I did not see any shoppers inside but the door was unlocked, so I went in. I browsed for 4 or 5 minutes and even took a brief video of me browsing the shelves. Emboldened now, I thought I might leave the store by the inside mall entrance, but they had already pulled down their fence-like doors, so I exited by the door that I had entered and retraced (I window-shopped a little) my steps back to my car.
I've probably written too much and as Alan Jackson has said, "It ain't no big thing, but it's a gold star for me". I'm already planning my next outing. If it's good, I'll try and write about it. If I knew how to post the video, I'd do that, but I'm rather clueless about computer stuff. If I figure it out, though, I will get it up. Thanks for reading.