Foreigner

This beautiful Iranian girl looked heartbroken, crying softly as the sun set. I took this shot, not wanting to invade her privacy further by moving forward and including her face (though it would have improved this photo greatly).

 

As I walked away, two policemen waved me over to their parked car. "That's a foreigner", they stated matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, I know", I replied, maybe a little defensively, "I didnt take a picture of her face, I just thought it made a nice picture." At this point, I thought I was going to be reprimanded for harassing foreigners or something.

 

They simply stared at me before remarking, "She's sad..."

I nodded in agreement.

"...and beautiful." They smiled broadly. "Why don't you go talk to her? Ask her out. Make her happy!"

 

Ah, the Philippines. The police were trying to hook me up.

 

(Incidentally, I did ask if she was alright. And she smiled feebly through her tears. I dont think she understood English.)

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