Appearances can be deceiving
The first 30 minutes in line were fine but after that Ruth soon started to experience some aches and pains. She is of course not the youngest anymore so her body had some physical defects. In addition to the fact that the long standing still started to take a toll on her body, Ruth realized to her great frustration that she had to pee.
Behind her is a mother with two children who had also been waiting there for around the same amount of time as her. “She looks quite friendly and she has children herself so she must be trustworthy”, is what Ruth thought before she asked her the question. The woman answered her in a really friendly way and said she will take good care of her spot and her dog. With a feeling of reassurance, Ruth leaves the line to search for a public toilet. But appearances can be deceiving because, unfortunately for Ruth, her faith in humanity was too good…