Nostril Shot

Story Submitted by Cameron:

Hannah and I were sitting next to each other on a park bench on what was to be our first and only date. I was in the middle of answering her question about my first job out of college when she pulled a camera out of her purse, said, "Nostril shot!" and uppercutted me in the nose with it.

It bled, and I ended up trying to find a nearby cafe to grab a fistful of napkins. The whole way, she repeated, "I'm sorry, I was just kidding around!"

I forgave her, as I was reasonably sure that she didn't mean to inflict pain. Still, I couldn't help but think, "What a weird thing to do to someone."

We sat down aside a pond and I was eventually able to remove the bloodied napkins from my nose. She asked me, "What was your first pet?"

I said, "I had a gerbil when I was—"

"Nostril shot!" She clobbered me in the nose again with her camera.

I shot up and jumped back. "You stupid bitch!" I yelled.

She looked like she was about to cry, said, "I said I was sorry!" then jumped to her feet and ran off.