I have worked at Knott’s for about eight weeks now and nothing really weird have happened yet… until today. I was just walking around the store and reorganizing things when all of a sudden a bunch of boys – it seemed like they’re around the middle school age – ran into the store. They were chasing each other or who knows what they were doing. Anyways, I stopped dead in my track because I didn’t want any of them to run into me. As soon as it seemed like all of the boys have ran in already and as I was about to move, I suddenly felt a jab or nudge on my left arm. As I looked over, I see a blonde head run away. I figured the kid had bumped into me (or headbutted me) so I said sorry – don’t even know why I said sorry but I do that often even if the encounter was not my fault. I continued my reorganization task and never saw the boys again… or so I had thought. Part of my job today was to also break the VW (the van/bus that we also sell merchandise in front of) [to break means to give the person over there their break by filling in for them while they’re gone]. It was sometime after 2pm and I was just standing there when a group of boys suddenly run up to me and inquire about the big squirts that we sell. I ended up selling a few to them. While I was talking to them about how to fill up the big squirt and use it, one of the boys kept following me and putting his nose to my arm like he was sniffing me. I don’t really know if he was sniffing me or not or maybe if he was just trying to creep me out but his friends were like “hey! stop sniffing her! blah blah blah etc etc etc”. After turning around a few times and trying to get him off my arm I eventually gave up and ignored him. I continued my chat with the rest of the boys about the big squirt while he pinned his nose to my arm. Eventually when they all got what they needed, all of the boys INCLUDING the one that was sniffing me all ran off to play with their new toy.

So this got me thinking… was it the same boy who had “headbutted” me earlier? Why the heck was he putting his nose to my arm? Was he just trying to creep me out? And why the heck was he sniffing me (if he was sniffing me)?!?!?! I’m pretty sure I don’t smell very special or anything… dot dot dot….