The Unshod Foot
Read the story(no music) (POV shot from the foot's perspective—what the foot sees; the camera is positioned directly on the foot so that only the toes are visible) (USA) (AUTUMN, night) (EMPTY night bus) AN OLDER, FAIR-SKINNED WOMAN, WEARING A BLACK JACKET, TIGHT JEANS, BLACK RUNNING SHOES, AND WHITE SOCKS, IS READING A WOMEN'S MAGAZINE WHILE SITTING ON THE BUS WITH HER LEGS CROSSED (ONE FOOT DANGLES FREELY). SHE ALWAYS TAKES OFF ONE SHOE AND SOCK OUT OF HABIT. SHE IS NOT EMBARRASSED BY IT. SHE WIGGLES HER TOES. (HER FOOT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE, WHILE IT BELONGS TO THE WOMAN, THE WOMAN IS ALSO SUBCONSCIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WITH THAT FOOT—AND THE FOOT PULLS AT HER; IT ANNOYS HER, FOR NO MATTER THE SHOE, IT WANTS TO BE BARE. MEANWHILE, THE OTHER FOOT IS NORMAL—ALWAYS CLAD IN A STANDARD SHOE.) 1. SCENE ONE: WE SEE AN OLDER WOMAN AT A BUS STOP, STAMPING HER FOOT—THIS FORESHADOWS THE MOMENT WE WILL SEE THE BARE FOOT. THE WOMAN FIRMLY CALMS THE FOOT, PROMISING IT WILL SOON BE BARE, BUT THE FOOT KICKS AND TRIES TO SHED THE SHOE AND SOCK; THIS CAUSES THE WOMAN TO MOVE ABOUT AS THE FOOT PULLS HER, LEADING HER TO HOP ON ONE LEG AROUND THE SHOE. 2. SCENE TWO: WE SEE THE SAME WOMAN, NOW ON THE BUS.