I'm on holiday with my family and can't stop crying. Earlier today at the pool I was going down a long water slide. There are no staff at the top and a "traffic light" system so you go down when the light is green. There are signs saying only one rider at a time. I went down and less than a quarter of the way down three young boys (About 11/12 I think) came up behind me. We ended up all piled together and I was terrified about the dismount at the end which is pretty vicious. I ended up getting slightly buffeted but not hurt. One of the boys, to be fair, had been repeatedly apologising all the way down.
I shouted at them. I shouted "that wasn't okay", "what were you thinking" and "where are your parents". They slunk off quickly (if you can slink quickly) without a word. I felt very shaken for ages after, mostly because of the shouting. I don't shout and I'm a wuss. There were no staff at the bottom to tell. I decided to let it go but carried on feeling anxious. As I said, I'm a wuss.
Over the next 40 mins or so, the boys would occasionally stare at me and my family from a distance. I pretended to ignore them and tried to enjoy myself but to be honest was faking it. On account of aforesaid wussishness.
On the way out in the showers a man came up to me and aggressively asked me if I'd "laid hands on his boy" I said no but admitted I'd told them off. He said "are you calling my boy a liar". I (and my DB and DSil) chorused "yes" as one (DSil was on slide with me) and he kept at me, not being physically aggressive but very scary.
I went to tell a member of staff and I was taken off and treated very nicely. I was eventually told that he was persisting in his allegations and they would review the CCTV. They said they only had footage of the slide area and not the "shower cave" and so, regardless, would be taking no further action against him. They said I could go to the police but, to be honest, I'm not sure he's committed a criminal offence.
I came back to the accomodation and had a gin. Or two.
I then got a call to sat they'd reviewed the footage of the slide and it corroborated what I'd said about the boys being right behind me. They said they would advise the dad that his children needed to follow the rules or would be asked to leave. However, they didn't have footage of just off the bottom of the slide, where I assume the boy says I hit him. It's the only place. Apparently nothing further is happening but I'm in bits.
I feel embrassed for getting so upset in front of my family (especially my little niece). I feel like my name hadn't been cleared as there is no footage. I feel like this is going to haunt me forever and I'll never stop crying and going over it in my mind.
What should I have done differently? I just want to go home and never come here again.