I met up with Sylvia today for lunch. She came in a little later. I ordered the first two dishes. We started to eat, I finished my noodle but the two other dishes that she added to our order did not come at all. When we inquired the waitress we found out the dishes did not get added. I immediately said we had to cancel them because we were running late. What I should have said was, "We would like them in the to-go boxes please." Sylvia became silent right away and the more I tried to get a response from her or make her smile, the more she withdrew herself. It was an extremely uncomfortable scene. I apologized but she didn't seem to accept it. It was my fault.
We met up with Judy at Cash Box Karaoke. I told her what happened and we started to laugh, Sylvia did not find it funny at all. She kept telling me to cut it off. Like 5 times. I joked because it was so awkward and uncomfortable, but to Sylvia, I was embarrassing her. I just couldn't stop her being mad at me. The situation got a little better after we started to sing and picked out silly songs to entertain each other. Still the air was a bit tense and I was trying to be very careful not to piss her off again. It was like I was walking on eggshells. This had to be the most nervous and sensitive karaoke experience for me ever.
We went to have Korean food for dinner afterwards. Sylvia seemed to be in a finer mood. I was slightly relieved. It wasn't that I was afraid that she got upset, it was that I felt awful for making her feel angry and she refusing to accept my apology. After dinner I felt the air had been cleared, and we even went to another place for dessert. We talked and enjoyed the sweet treats.
Now I still feel weird about what happened. I hope she is ok now. Sigh.
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