I was on the train, minding my own business, when a man sat directly across from me. He didn\u2019t say a word\u2014just stared. His gaze was so intense and unbroken that it made me deeply uncomfortable. I tried to ignore it, but the longer it went on, the more uneasy I felt. Eventually, I got off the train a few stops early just to get away from him.<\/p>\n
About five minutes later, my phone rang. It was my husband, clearly in a panic.\u201cWere you just on the train?\u201d he asked urgently.\u201cYeah, why?\u201d I replied, still a bit shaken.He shouted, \u201cGo back to the station right now! You just ran into my boss and didn\u2019t even say hello! He called me and sounded really upset about it!\u201d<\/p>\n
I froze. \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d I asked, confused. Then my husband sent me a photo\u2014and my blood ran cold. It was the same man who had been staring at me. The one I had just tried to get away from.I told my husband the truth: his boss had been creeping me out. He stared at me the entire ride without saying a word, and it felt threatening. But instead of being concerned for how I felt, my husband brushed it off. \u201cHe\u2019s just awkward,\u201d he said. \u201cHe probably didn\u2019t mean anything by it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then came the kicker:I\u2019ve been working toward a promotion for months,\u201d he added. \u201cThis isn\u2019t the time to offend him. Just go back, say hi, and smooth things over. He\u2019s probably still near the station or walking to the office.\u201dI couldn\u2019t believe what I was hearing. I told him I\u2019m not going to play nice with someone who made me feel unsafe. I\u2019m not going to smile and pretend everything\u2019s fine just so he can impress his boss.
\nThen I hung up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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