Outsmarted

January 14, 2010

One morning, girl took the jeepney and sat in the front seat, beside a man who looks older than she is. Girl was texting, while man seemed busy with his elliptical celfone.

man: Can you (missed) call my number, miss? I cannot hear the tone.

The girl hesitated but because she was surprised with the request, she wasn’t able to bring herself to disagree.After all, the man really seemed worried about his celfone.

girl: What’s your number? (Then she called)
man: It’s ringing. Thanks.
girl: (Looking while the man was saving the girl’s number) Can you NOT save the number?
man: Ah..ok. (He proceeded to Messaging)
girl: (Uneasy about the incident…after 2 seconds) Can you erase my number in the call register?
man: Sure. (Girl watched as the man erased it.)

As the girl got out of the jeep, she was confident that her error of entertaining the request of a stranger was taken cared of already.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , 8, 9, 10… tut-tut tut-tut… “Miss, Can I have your name? I was the man sitting beside you in the jeep.”

What’s the lesson learned?