Ok bit of an odd one. There’s a woman in my town, has kids but different ages to mine, I hadn’t ever spoken to her or really known who she was until one day she knocked on my door. Her car had broken down outside my house and her phone had died and she was a bit flustered as she was supposed to be going to to work … anyway I let her in to call her husband. He didn’t reply so we googled his work place and rang there. They said they’d pass on a message with my number. I made us tea and biscuits while we waited. I was working from home but couldn’t just leave her stranded so later requested it count as an early lunch and did an extra half hour at the end of the day. She was with me about an hour and a half in all, we got on well, had a nice chat, and I even added her on Facebook at her suggestion.
So. Since then she has blanked me. I’ve seen her many times, as is common in our small town. We’ve even walked right past each other on the same pavement. I’ve looked at her (expecting to say “hi!”) and she’s kept her head down. I’m not imagining it, it’s happened multiple times. After realising she doesn’t want to speak to me I’ve accepted it, I find it a bit weird but whatever.
She accepted me on Facebook but no contact. It’s fine, I don’t need a friend, but I find it rude to ignore me after I helped her. I cannot think of anything I said that could scare someone off. No politics no controversial topics.
Anyway, I’ve just learned on Facebook that she has a new job in a shop in town. This is a shop I like to go to now and then to buy gifts for people. It’s the kind of place where there is only one staff member at a time and they always say hi and smile. What would you do/say if you were in my shoes and go into that shop when she’s working? Something sarcastic? She’ll have to acknowledge me then surely?