well, this is weird

i was walking downtown today, and it was a pretty bleak day. i passed a bus stop, one of those plexiglass enclosure things, with several people inside. there was a light rain. and a woman inside yelled my first name. then yelled it again. There's no mistake, she clearly said my name. i stopped and looked at her, and she said, "why did you tell Jackie that (a name -- either it was intelligible or I don't remember) was dating a man instead of a woman?" i said, "what?" and she repeated, "why did you tell Jackie that (*****?) was dating a man instead of a woman?!" she looked possibly homeless, and i had been searching her face, trying to find a hint of some recognizable feature in this person. could she have been someone i'd known or worked with before who has fallen on hard times? after a half a second of deliberation, i said, "i don't know what you're talking about!" but not cruelly, at least I hope not, and kept walking. there were several people inside the bus thing, but as i recall, they didn't seem to pay much attention. i've lived in this area for only about 5 yrs and probably haven't left that great of a social footprint. i couldn't detect anything in this woman that reminded me of anyone i've ever known. i talked to my mother on the phone tonite, but never mentioned it. but suddenly, repeating the story, i've got the damn creeps! I don't know any 'Jackie'. You know what bothers me? How the f-ck did she know my name! What was this? Am I gonna die?!!