Thief (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robley Wilson
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: An airport
- Principal Characters: An unnamed man, A woman with black hair, A woman with blond hair
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction
- Subjects: Sexism, Crime or criminals, Gender roles, 1980’s, Women, Theft, Men, Airports
The Story
A man waiting at an airline ticket counter sees a beautiful, black-haired young woman and stares at her in an openly admiring way. She sees him and looks away. Later, while having a drink in the airport bar, he sees her again, this time talking to a blond woman. He wants to attract her attention and buy her a drink, but he cannot catch her eye. The third time he sees her, he is buying a magazine, and she jostles him. When he remarks, “busy place,” she blushes, frowns, and vanishes in the crowd.
This seems like the end of the encounter, until the man reaches...
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