The Office Drone Died and Realized His Shoes Were on the Wrong Feet

Ding Li, an overworked office drone, died, but nobody told her.

Squeezed into the rush-hour subway like a sardine in a can, she was using her last bit of spiritual energy to fight off the dizziness from working overtime all night when a boy in tiny glasses poked her. “Miss, you’ve got your shoes on the wrong feet.”

Ding Li looked down. Huh? They did seem a little crooked. Just another everyday disaster for an office drone.

But the boy’s next words nearly fried her brain: “Ew, that’s not for kids! I can even see you sitting on that uncle’s lap!”

Following the direction the boy pointed, Ding Li saw only a cold, impeccably dressed man radiating an elite “keep your distance” aura, and, beneath his feet... an empty patch of floor.