A while back, I was sitting in the car pool lot waiting for my car pooler to arrive when this woman pulled her car into the space next to me. She got out of her car, opened the back door of her car and the back door of my car. She then proceeded to move some ring binders from her car into my car. Then, she climbed into the front seat of my car and put on the seat belt.

Now, I didn’t know who this woman was but since she seemed to know what she was doing, I assumed that she was going with us into Lansing. After all, my car pooler had invited others to ride with us on occasion so I assumed that this was one of those occasions.

We sat there in silence for a few moments. I finally commented that my car pooler should be here any minute now.

She turned to me quite startled that I had spoken. Her start was replaced by a look of horror and disbelief.  Without saying a word, she unfastened her seat belt and got back out of the car. She then opened the back doors of both cars and proceeded to load the ring binders back into her car. Then, she got into the drivers seat of her car and drove off.

Now, at this point in time, I was confused. Was she supposed to be riding with us but got tired of the wait or was she in the wrong car?

When my car pooler arrived, I asked him about the mystery rider. He knew nothing about her so I guess that she just got into the wrong car.

I wondered if she left the lot because she missed her ride or if she was too embarrassed to look for her ride? Either way, she needs to be more observant for her own safety.