This happened a few weeks ago. I hardly ever go to church, and my sister asked me to go with her. I said ok.
So we arranged to meet at this church. I pick a pew at random, and go to sit and try to save a seat for her. But my sister's running late and the church quickly fills.
So mass begins, and I'm listening to the priest drone. Ah, so peaceful...
Then this woman (about 55 yo) next to me starts whispering....but LOUDLY.
"I hate this place. I want to go home."
I hear her husband, I guess? admonish her quietly.
"Why did you bring me here?! I hate hate hate the PLACE!"
She said it so loud that I'm surprised that the whole church didn't turn around and look. And out of the corner of my eye I saw that she had leaned over to me and whispered it in my ear. I've learned to ignore weirdos, but I turned to look at her.
She had this crazy blank stare and was looking right at me, so close I could've breathed on her, with this...defiant expression, like she dared me to tell her off (I also thought that maybe she knew me but she was a complete stranger!).
I felt very uncomfortable and looked away quickly. The priest droned, no one said anything. The husband looked embarrassed and didn't say anything more.
So I had to put up with this woman crazy whispers in my ear for another few minutes, and then I slipped out. I'm used to having crazy kids whisper in my ears in church, but not crazy woman!
I went to sit down on the bench outside, and had to take a breather. The mass ended and my sister saw me and came up.
"Hey, why did you leave early?"
I told her about the woman next to me and that I was uncomfortable, so I left.
"Oh yeah, I saw her STARING at you. So she was saying that?!"
I said yes and we chatted for a few minutes before leaving. I didn't see the woman or her husband come out. I was afraid they would and she'd I don't know attack me! She seems really hateful!
Spooky. It would be an understatement to say that I was unnerved by her. Honestly if it had happened to my sister instead, I would be skeptical. Brr.
So we arranged to meet at this church. I pick a pew at random, and go to sit and try to save a seat for her. But my sister's running late and the church quickly fills.
So mass begins, and I'm listening to the priest drone. Ah, so peaceful...
Then this woman (about 55 yo) next to me starts whispering....but LOUDLY.
"I hate this place. I want to go home."
I hear her husband, I guess? admonish her quietly.
"Why did you bring me here?! I hate hate hate the PLACE!"
She said it so loud that I'm surprised that the whole church didn't turn around and look. And out of the corner of my eye I saw that she had leaned over to me and whispered it in my ear. I've learned to ignore weirdos, but I turned to look at her.
She had this crazy blank stare and was looking right at me, so close I could've breathed on her, with this...defiant expression, like she dared me to tell her off (I also thought that maybe she knew me but she was a complete stranger!).
I felt very uncomfortable and looked away quickly. The priest droned, no one said anything. The husband looked embarrassed and didn't say anything more.
So I had to put up with this woman crazy whispers in my ear for another few minutes, and then I slipped out. I'm used to having crazy kids whisper in my ears in church, but not crazy woman!
I went to sit down on the bench outside, and had to take a breather. The mass ended and my sister saw me and came up.
"Hey, why did you leave early?"
I told her about the woman next to me and that I was uncomfortable, so I left.
"Oh yeah, I saw her STARING at you. So she was saying that?!"
I said yes and we chatted for a few minutes before leaving. I didn't see the woman or her husband come out. I was afraid they would and she'd I don't know attack me! She seems really hateful!
Spooky. It would be an understatement to say that I was unnerved by her. Honestly if it had happened to my sister instead, I would be skeptical. Brr.
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