People warned me that this was going to happen, but I just didn’t believe it until I heard it with my own ears! No, no, I didn’t do it, it wasn’t me honestly – but it happened, right beside me. I am not positive who it was, but I can narrow it down to about three people. No one said excuse me, and there were no gestures to say ‘oops sorry’. It was almost as if it didn’t happen at all. But it did…
It happened so quickly it caught me by surprise. Just for a moment I thought it may have been the squeaking sound that a yoga mat could make with the twist of a hand or foot. But I don’t think so. I could see too many people sneaking a wide-eyed look back through their legs while they were in downward dog. But, no one was claiming responsibility?
While I was scanning for potential culprits in the general vicinity, it occurred to me that I was accidently making eye contact with some of the people in the room that were checking out where the toot came from. Wow, it suddenly occurred to me that some people may think the noise came from me! It made sense, I am the only one with my head up looking around, I am the one with the strange and shocked look on my face and of course I am the only man in the general direction of where the noise came from.
Wow - the woman who did this is practically blaming the toot on me by not raising her hand to admit that she did it. By not whispering excuse me she is virtually assured that everyone in the room will assume it came from the “pig man” at the back. I even saw the other man in the class smirking in my direction.
It was difficult making eye contact after class that day… I swear, I didn’t do it but some how, against my will, I silently took responsibility.
