A Short-Form Love Story: 7

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, and inspired by the book The List: A Love Story in 781 Chapters by Aneva Stout, we invited several members of the Workman staff to each write a short-form love story in just 5 to 7  numbered “chapters.” Our seventh and final love story installment is penned by an anonymous member of the editorial department, who writes under the pseudonym Playing Footsie. Enjoy–and may the next love story be yours!

The Short List:
A Soleful Love Story by Playing Footsie

1. When you’re out and about, you’ll see lots of girls with frizzy
   hair and polyester pants snuggling into their boyfriends.
2. You’ll think, “Christ—what the hell am I doing wrong?!”
3. You’ll ask your girlfriends what you’re doing wrong.
4. They’ll say, “You’re beautiful and smart and engaging and any man would be CRAZY not to fall at your feet.”
   1. You’ll wonder if your feet are the problem.
   2. You’ll get a pedicure.
   3. You’ll visit a reflexologist.
5. You’ll buy a pair of sleek, red peep-toe stilettos.
   1. You’ll wear the heels out to a bar, where you’ll meet a man.
   2. He’ll be a physical therapist.
6. He’ll tell you heels are terrible for your joints and they put
   excessive pressure on the fine bones of your feet.
7. You’ll want to use your shoe to smack him on the fine bones of his head.

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The format of this story was inspired by the book, The List: A Love Story in 781 Chapters.