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We have all had moments when we'd wish to turn back the hands of time and change the course of an event. I was still very young when I had this experience I am about to share, but it still remains so fresh in my memory. I don't think that could possibly be the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me, but it was embarrassing and painful at the same time. Plus, that's the memory that first came to my head when I saw the prompt for the first time.
On this particular day, I went with my mom to this market, and it was a very rowdy day. They sold pre-loved clothes there, and they were opening new bales on this day, so there was so much crowd. I was walking through the crowd, and I missed my mom, so I was trying to catch up with her. While rushing to go meet my mom, I mistakenly bumped into this woman, and the next thing that came out of her mouth before I could even apologize was so shocking.
This woman started shouting, and in her own words, she said, 'Eh, I know your type oh, I have packed all my money from my bag, so you cannot even see anything to steal from me'. She said a lot of other mean things, and I tried to tell her that she was mistaken, but she was looking at me with evil eyes and continued her rant. People passing by were now staring at me, and I quickly found my way out of the whole scene. All these happpened so so fast, it was as if I was dreaming, lol.
My mom was unaware of what had happened, and she was already disturbed, searching everywhere for me. We later saw each other, and I told her what happened in tears. She was so pained that the woman had gone, so she could caution her. I know the woman was just trying to be careful since the market can be a really crazy place, but I think she could have done better. I don't store faces in my head; if not, I would have prayed to meet her again to tell her how much her actions hurt me then.
You cannot imagine how emarrassed I feltš I didn't even look the part!, but I guess she would be thinking it was all tactics, lol. Somehow, it all feels a little funny now. I guess the fact that she accused me of what I didn't do and would never do in my life just made it very painful then. Plus, she didn't even allow me to say a word. I am so sure she would get home that day, telling people how she was almost robbed at the market, lol. If only she knew!
Let me add this quick one too.
I was in secondary school and I wore sandals to school that day instead of white sneakers. This senior seized my sandals and I begged him/her so much, but it was not released. I thought the person would give but didn't. I had to walk barefooted home, and guess what? My school was extremely far from my house then, I had to fake a leg injury all the way homeš¤£
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