Pink
Young woman on train
talking about thieves
scamming
how she no longer trusts anyone
I remember a woman at an ATM
who’d stood behind me
Ordinarily I’d move away quickly
but a small voice said don’t move until the money is in your wallet
and after so doing so I went to move sideways
but she’d moved…
was blocking my way
asked the whereabouts of a particular ATM and after listening to my answer said:
Are you sure the money you got from the ATM is yours?
I automatically wondered — because she sounded normal
but quickly realised it definitely was my money and left to later report her to security
the ex (narcissist) once said: I can’t even afford my porn memberships anymore…
a few days later when confronted he said: you must be mistaken…I was talking about my internet accounts
Like the potential ATM thief he was believable enough for doubt and unused to gas lighting I let it go…
it took three weeks to remember the rest of the conversation
When I recited it he never answered just persisted in denying dismissively
the thing about a thief is that there is always a hook
sometimes or associated with a lie told in a particular tone of normality it sounds believable
Like others I tend to beleive in sincerity until the lies mount up,
because I know a liar won’t change…..yet often the story changes…
He/she can never own truth because honesty takes courage.
I’d be grateful for some support: https://ko-fi.com/avigailhalberg