“I waved back at someone in public with full enthusiasm. Big wave. Eye contact. Smiling. Really committed to this wave.

They were not waving at me.

They were hailing a cab.

The cab stopped.

Now I am just standing there waving at a cab.

FML.

I got in. I did not need to go anywhere. I just needed to recover my dignity.”

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