I used to live about four blocks from a Jack-in-the-Box. I was renting a room in this nice ladies house and I used to go there occasionally. I was having a hard time getting out and my confidence was not all that it should have been. This was in 2001. One time I drive through there and a bunch of young people were working there and they were loud and boisterous, I was about 40. I ordered and drove up to the window.
A young teenage girl was at the window and I was a little intimidated by all the loud laughing and activity inside. She sensed this and was kind of laughing at my discomfort. She had my bag of food and when I reached for it she purposely held it just out of reach. Then she said something personal. I forget exactly what she said but it was a something like, “Should I give this to you or not ?” And she was teasing me but in a mean way. I think she could tell something was wrong with me mentally. I was embarrassed and I said give me my food and she laughed and finally gave it to me. It was like “disabled abuse” or something. I was embarrassed and felt pretty bad. I never forgot that and now I think of it almost every time I drive thru a fast food restaurant and I’m always afraid it’s going to happen again. I guess I have a phobia now about drive thru restaurants because of that one girl. It’s never happened again.
