The nurse remarked, "I need your shoes." I turned to face him, then returned to my blue Converse sneakers. “What?” "Your shoes," he said again, this time more forcefully. "You're not allowed to have them here."
“I Checked Myself Into A Psych Ward”

The nurse remarked, "I need your shoes." I turned to face him, then returned to my blue Converse sneakers. “What?” "Your shoes," he said again, this time more forcefully. "You're not allowed to have them here."