Liked by a Pigeon

While I was out for a walk, a pigeon landed right in front of me.

Our eyes met, so I gave a slight nod and walked past it.

Curious, I looked back and saw that it was following me.

I ignored it and kept walking for a bit, then looked back again, and sure enough, it was still following me.

I tried walking at a brisk pace.

When I looked back, there was a bit of distance between us.

However, it was still following me.

How long would it keep following me? But I thought if the distance kept growing like this, it would eventually give up.

The moment I thought that,


flap-flap,


it took flight.

And then it landed right behind me.

At first, I thought it was cute that it was following me, but because it kept following me so persistently, I started to get a little scared. It's even scarier when it flies.

I walked even faster than before.

I finally succeeded in shaking it off.

I feel a little regretful, thinking maybe I should have just become friends with it.

I think I'll try to look for it next time I go for a walk.