Mall Rats
I find it somewhat amusing what a person can observe at a mall. I found myself heading to the mall in downtown Regina today for lunch. Just as I was getting on the the escalator, the gentleman in-front of me dropped a small zip-lock of white powder. I’m far from an expert in white power, but I do know they stopped prescribing drugs in white power form some time ago. I felt it was safe to assume that whatever the powder was, it was likely not illegal.
He casually picks it up, fidgets with it for a while with his hand at his side. Then, nearly drops it again while attempting to put it in his pocket. He looks around nervously and we make eye contact. At this point the thoughts in my mind are somewhat… entertaining. I was already smiling since I found the situation he found himself in somewhat amusing. He on the other hand has a look of panic. Perhaps he thought my smile was the pre-cursor to something bad I was about to do. Perhaps I was about to shout and scream. Or maybe I was an off duty cop. I figured his life was nearly too complicated as it was at the moment; so, I say, “Darn stuff sure is slippery eh?”
Well, that was pure brilliance on my part, since I’m now making friends with a guy who is clearly in possession of some sort of illegal drug. Well no matter, the look of… anxiety left his face and he turned to talk to his two other friends as if nothing had happened.
I attempted to keep an eye on the guys. Malls are a popular drop off point for drugs after all. I figured if I saw a blind drop being placed I could probably stand next to it while I call mall security to pick it up. Could of been a swap as well, but alas I didn’t’ see anything exciting happen. Just three guys hanging out and shooting the shit.
After eating my chicken wrap, I managed to spot a mall security officer hanging out not far from the location where those guys were hanging out. Unfortunately I didn’t see them anymore, but I decided to give a brief description of what I saw and what the guys looked like. Watching old people shop is probably boring to the point of loosing brain cells. So I figured it would at a small amount of excitement to her day.
