Is asking for a little space so controversial?
> be me
> Egyptian British
> living in America
> already a difficult spawn point
> find out Bonne Bell lip gloss is back
> 90s childhood activates instantly
> Walmart has it in stock
> drive there like I’m responding to a national emergency
> get to aisle
> jackpot.jpg
> full stock, every flavour
> start clearing shelf like the British Museum
> go to checkout
> standing in line normally
> woman pulls her cart directly beside me
> not behind me
> beside me
> wait for her to correct herself
> she does not
> ask politely for space
> she tells me to hush up and it’s not a problem
> excusemewhat.png
> tell her calmly that proper decorum means giving people space in public
> point out everyone else somehow figured out how a line works
> cashier watches this like a nature documentary
> woman keeps yapping
> call her an uncouth beast with no manners
> secure receipt
> cashier tells her she can come forward now
> she loudly says she was giving me my precious space
> turn my head and hit her with
> “good girl, so you can teach an old dog new tricks”
> leave with my lip gloss haul
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