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6 Times I Wish I Owned An Invisibility Cloak

The convenience of something so out of reach.

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6 Times I Wish I Owned An Invisibility Cloak
Ian Keefe

I tend to welcome embarrassing moments in my life with open arms. At this point, I have become prone to the flushing of the cheeks and the gut-wrenching,"'Wow, I would pay any amount of money to evaporate feelings that overwhelm me after the fact." Ultimately, I have no type of thought process before I let something exist verbally. Don't get me wrong, I don't use this as an excuse to be rude and judgmental of those around me. Mostly it's just announcing every thought during moments when it's best not to.

Out of all the extremely awkward moments and odd encounters in my life, there are a handful that I find could be extremely relatable for all of you that have made it out alive of middle and high school, as well as a couple of stories that truly sum up who I am as a person.

1. Having to bring your entire bag to the restroom as a middle schooler, just so no one would notice you needed a tampon.

A 12-year-old's worst nightmare is someone catching on to why she had to bring her purse to the bathroom with her, or worse, one falling out of her pocket on the way out the door.

2. Falling up the stairs in high school.

As the bell rings after each and every class and the hallways become flooded with hundreds of kids, there is no time to stall. The stairs become flooded and your only focus is not colliding with the crowds of kids rushing past you. Low and behold, you lose your footing and must grasp on to the railing and sometimes full-on face plant into the increasing flight. Being invisible would solve just about every problem facing you at that moment.

3. Eye contact with a teacher after glancing over at someone else’s work.

So, not to blatantly out myself and my academic habits, but there have been moments of weakness where, sure, comparing my answers with the girl’s next to me doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. However, next thing you know, your eyes meet direct contact with the teacher - immediately after raising them from your neighbor’s piece of paper. Cloak, please.

4. Walking into the wrong restroom.

Sometimes life is busy, sometimes you assume things. One of those things being that you’re in the right restroom, all the way up until you’re staring at a gentleman in front of a urinal. Yep, not the right bathroom.

5. Saying, “thanks, you too!” when a server drops off your food and tells you to "enjoy."

Not only are you aware that the employee isn’t eating after you tell her to enjoy, but you realize she probably does want to eat but can’t because she’s enduring her fourth hour of that shift, and now you just painted yourself as a distracted customer who cares less about the service. Nice.

6. Having not the slightest clue what you want to order when you're next in line.

The cashier stands behind her register, anxiously waiting for you to just pick something to eat and get on with it. Not only do you not know what you want to get, but you're not sure if you want a tall, grande, or a venti. Do I want something to eat, too? Should I try and even have them attempt spelling my name for the order? Can I be invisible now?

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