I walked to get lunch down the street from the office today, listening to a podcast on my way. Midway, a stranger that I did not want to talk to tried to get m

I walked to get lunch down the street from the office today, listening to a podcast on my way. Midway, a stranger that I did not want to talk to tried to get my attention, gesturing up to his ear. I smiled and waved hello, pretending that I didn't know he was trying to stop me during my precious few minutes away from work. The interaction didn't go as he had hoped, but it went exactly as I had hoped.