creeping

Remember the time when I said my life was extraordinarily ironic? 

I wasn’t lying.

Lately the weird situations have been UNLEASHED.

Today, I went to the library to study like a good kid does.

I ran into one of my friends from high school.

We ended up sitting across the room from each other. We will call her Sarah* 

I studied, well tried to at least. 

There was this girl sitting across from me, and I knew I’d seen her somewhere before.

She looked like she was trying to figure out who I was...

Then we made awkward eye contact. There was no recovering from that.

Still having no idea who she was/ how I’d seen her before... I asked her if I knew her. No connections were established, then she said her name.

 Immediately, I knew why she was familiar. 

I had creeped her on facebook. (don’t pretend like you have never creeped.) She just so happened to be dating another kid from high school. I had also seen her around campus with him on several occasions.

The conversation ended, and I put my headphones in and tried to remain composed.

Next thing I know Sarah is right next to me. She whispers to me “That is Matthew’s* fiance” Then as fate would have it Matthew walks in.

Sarah and I went to the hall where I finally could freak out. 

Matthew had appeared to leave. 

I came back in and resumed my studies. 

Life was good.

Then Matthew comes and sits down right across from me.

Did I mention that he was in my home stake too? 

She began to tell him what happened (thinking my headphones were in) 

He looked at me.

I was literally about to burst out into laughter.

I focused. I couldn't make it look weirder by leaving right away

I pretended to study. avoiding all eye contact, though I knew he was trying to figure out who I was. 

I promptly packed my stuff and exited that floor of the library. 

Moral of the story. 

Don’t creep.

That way you don’t accidentally recognize someone.

* names have been changed for the protection of all parties involved.