I had been talking to a man named Jason online for a few weeks before finally agreeing to meet him at a restaurant.
\nAt first, everything seemed normal.
\nHe was polite, confident, and insisted on getting my coffee himself while I stayed at the table.
\nA few minutes later, he returned carrying the cup.
\nJust as he placed it in front of me, our waitress rushed over and accidentally\u2014or so I thought\u2014knocked it across the table.
\nCoffee went everywhere.
\nJason\u2019s face turned red.
\nHe snapped at her and demanded to speak to the manager.
\nThe waitress apologized repeatedly, but something about her expression seemed strange.
\nI decided I had had enough and ended the date early.
\nNear the exit, the waitress caught up with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d she whispered. \u201cI spilled it on purpose.\u201d
\nMy stomach dropped.
\nShe told me that while Jason was standing near the counter, she saw him open something small in his hand and pour it into my coffee.
\nShe couldn\u2019t tell exactly what it was, so instead of risking a confrontation, she knocked the drink over before I could touch it.
\nI immediately called a friend to pick me up.
\nJason kept texting, demanding to know why I had left.
\nI blocked him.
\nI never found out exactly what he put in that cup.
\nBut I\u2019ll always be grateful that one waitress paid attention when I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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