The sentence could be simplified to 'To make things worse, her sister arrived just as I was getting out of the car.'Ĭlose Comments She immediately caught on and was helpless with laughter I thought things couldn’t get any worse until I spotted all the gas station staff had witnessed the whole event and were also enjoying my embarrassment to the full. What made the moment even more embarrassing was that her sister came at the same time I was getting out of the car. I got out of the car and stood back to see that I had in fact got into a red Infiniti G37, which was parked next to my grey Honda accord. The phrase 'I turned back to the lady' is a bit repetitive and could be changed to 'I turned to her.'Ĭlose Comments I think now is the time for me to add that I was wearing my pajama bottoms. I turned back to the lady and said “At least tell me it’s the same model and color of my car”, I pleaded with the lady who by now was really struggling not to become hysterical with laughter. When we caught eyes both of us burst into laughter. I’m in the wrong car aren’t I? ” I confirmed this when I looked to the car to my left and my lady friend was sitting staring at me with the window down. The phrase could be simplified as 'My initial reaction was to sit quietly and pretend it was a dream.'Ĭlose Comments The moment felt like hours, although I knew it was only for a few seconds.įinally, I looked to my right and there sat a really smiley lady with a distinct look of “yeah umm, why you in my car? The phrase 'there sat a really smiley lady' is a bit awkward and could be rewritten as 'a lady with a big smile.'Ĭlose Comments? But also with a smirk as if she was trying to hold in a laugh. The sentence should be rewritten as 'As soon as I heard the voice, I knew something wasn't right.'Ĭlose Comments But for some reason my instant reaction was to sit quietly behind the wheel of the car and pretend it was all a dream. From I heard the voice, it convinced me that something wasn’t right. The sentence is repetitive and could be condensed to 'After leaving the gas station, I immediately felt something was off.'Ĭlose Comments A lady’s voice said, “Hello there”.

The phrase 'since I had chosen a time' could be rewritten as 'because I had chosen a time.'Ĭlose Comments After leaving the gas station, I jumped into the car and instantly felt there was something was off. I had only jumped out to get some milk and since I had chosen a time when all the convenience stores were closed, I had to go into the gas station to buy some. The sentence is a bit clunky and could be rewritten to be more concise, such as 'I wasn't sure what to write about until this morning, when a memory of one of my most embarrassing moments came back to me.' Additionally, the phrase 'since I moved back 'home'' is a bit confusing without context, and could be clarified with a brief explanation.Ĭlose Comments It was an early morning and I was off to drop my lady at work. I really did not know what to write about, but I was reminded this morning as I stopped to fuel the car up, of one of my most embarrassing moments since I moved back “home”.

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