Tagging Along

Ever notice you were going somewhere and someone invited themselves along with you... either literally followed you or involved themselves in whatever plans you were making? Did it make everything weird and you had no idea what to say or do?


We were having a group conversation about my friend's birthday dinner and some random person sitting at the table (well not random but they were far removed only the friend of a friend) decides to get involved.


The Uninvited: Oh where is that? I could come, I'll have car this weekend.
Friend 1: Come where?
The Uninvited: To the dinner.
Friend 2: [feigns surprise] You weren't invited?
The Uninvited: [nervously] No, guess not...

[silence]

The Uninvited: So where's the place?
Friend 1: This is uncomfortable.


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And then there was this other time me and a couple friends went downtown and ran into another far removed person. She was the friend of the person I was with (or so I thought) but I had no ties to her whatsoever. They chatted for about two minutes and you know when you get that feeling someone's following you??


My Friend: Do you feel like someone is with us?
Me: What? It's town, there's people everywhere.
My Friend: [looks back quickly] Oh my God she's here.
Me: What?


We get to the store we were going to and sure enough she walked in behind us.


My Friend: Are you buying something from here? Didn't think this was your kind of place.
The Tag Along: No. I was just coming with you guys.
My Friend: We're actually pretty busy and we're trying to catch up with each other and stuff...
The Tag Along: I don't mind.


After our purchases my friend looks at me and is like, Walk as fast as you can and don't look back. I'm like what the - 
She walked ahead and left me! I didn't want to be left behind, I swear, so I walked up too. I'd tried justifying it in my head, if she catches up she was meant to hang out with us! My friend stopped a few minutes later and by this time I'm starving! We went somewhere to eat and as we were leaving who did we run into outside??? The same girl we, well she! Left in the street... It was so weird, to put it lightly... We gave her a ride home and it was one of the most uncomfortable car rides I have ever had, even worse than when someone peed in the car...