Emily stopped short, completely baffled by the situation. The man continued walking a few meters away from her as she watched. He held his head low and kept looking at the ground, almost as if he was scared to make eye contact with her. After there was a significant distance between them he walked back to the sidewalk and continued walking. “What just happened?!”, she gasped.
Emily was left speechless and growing more and more uneasy. Why had he walked around her like that? And more importantly, why did he feel the urge to avoid her? It was as if he…was completely repulsed by her in some way. But that made no sense!