It begins

The homeless man was high or drunk and stumbled towards Joey then blocked he way. "Hey, can I have that food?"

Joey could smell his body odor. "Um, yeah, here take it." She held it out.

"Just a sec," said the homeless man. He leaned a hand against the store front and went to undo his pants.

"Gross, can't you piss in a toilet like a normal person!" said Joey.

The man glanced at Joey. "Give me your purse. I'll use that."

"Whatev...." but Joey found herself handing the man her purse.

The man shrugged, opened Joey's purse than let loose a foul-smelling stream of piss into her purse. When he was finished, he pulled his pants up, grabbed the box from Joey's hand and held her purse out towards her.

Joey's eyes were wide, and her mouth hung open. She had no idea why she just did what she did, and saw a wet spot forming in the bottom of her suede leather purse.

"Take it. I don't want it."

Joey took her purse, and the man grabbed he to-go box of of her hand and stumbled on.

Joey held the purse as far away from her as she could. Her wallet and phone were in the purse, so she could not throw it away. She had no idea why she gave the man her purse. She walked on to the parking lot where her car was. As she was about a block away, she saw some skater punks hanging out.

"Look at the prissy preppy," said the girl.

Joey ignored them as she kept walking with her purse held out in front of her.

"Hey, don't ignore me!" shouted the girl. "Come talk to me."

Joey found herself stopping, turning and walking over to the girl. "Hello," she found herself saying.

"Why are you holding your purse like that?"

"Um..." Joey did not want to admit that she gave her purse to a homeless man. "I um spilled something in it."

"Smells like piss," said one of the young men.

"What did you spill?" asked the girl.

"Um. it was...uh...

"Just tell it what's in it, already," said the girl.

"My wallet, my phone, a brush, a makeup bag, and a homeless man's piss," Joey blurted out.

"A homeless man pissed in your purse!" said the girl as she and her friends started to laugh.

Joey turned to leave.

"No, stay and hang out," said the girl.

Joey turned and stopped. She could not believe she was just doing whatever she was told.