“Nice to meet you too,” I said. I smiled up at her, expecting her to say something else, but she didn’t speak, only continued to look at me. Maybe she expected me to say something. But I didn’t speak either. As a result, I sat there, and she stood there, neither of us breaking eye contact. It was awkward. For me. It didn’t seem to faze her at all. Finally, she tilted her head downward, her smile growing by a fraction as she did it, as if apologizing for making me uncomfortable.
