When I am out and about minding my own business, shopping or out with a friend, I hate when I bump into someone(or people) that I don't want to see at that moment. Whether it be a old friend, someone I "
kind of" knew in school, or a friend of the family, I really hate these awkward meetings.
You know what I'm talking about.....
When you are pushing your cart around in a store and you bump into someone you use to be friends with and you want to be polite(
but not really). You both stop your carts in the middle of the goddamn isle. You exchange a slightly friendly smile and then ask how the other has been doing. Even though you don't really care, you nod and listen, trying to make sure that
ANNOYED isn't plastered on your face. After the "Smile and Hi" stage is over with there is the worst part(the part that makes these meetings horrible). You both stand there, waiting for the other to say something, each drawing tight smiles on your faces. You want to leave, but you are trying to find an excuse other than "Well, I gotta get going. I have a lot of stuff to do". Luckily, it is usually the other person that say that exact thing, first. You say your bogus goodbyes and again share a "
Letmegetthehelloutofhere" smile.
Once you are on your way again and you know you are out of hearing distance from the other person, you relax and whisper(maybe to yourself, but I tell my husband):"I
hate that" or "I
hate when that happens". Which is exactly what the other person is saying too.
I just wish that you could avoid those situations more often. I usually can if I give "
stink eye" fast enough to the person that is approaching me. Sometimes that doesn't work, or they think I am just kidding. I don't like being verbally rude in public, so when these awkward meetings occur, I just have to roll with it and hope that the other person has a
seizure so I don't have to continue the conversation.
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Was that too much?)
