We laughed and the older man cracked a smile but I can see the look on his face to this day and it was one of humiliation and sadness.
This is the kind of shit that will pop into my mind late at night when I'm trying to sleep and I'll feel a pit form in my chest where it drops to my stomach and I get a rush of anxiety from the shame and cringe. Good times.
for sure. The actions that we make can sometimes last a lifetime and perhaps that is the universe's way of punishing us for the horrible things we have done.