By ArguingWithTheWall • Score: 0 • April 13, 2025 2:38 PM
So, basically, I (14F) had just been on a two week long holiday with my family to China. My parents had booked the flights prior, but our seats weren't next to each other - which wasn't very convenient, as I had three little brothers too.
Anyways, we all got onto the plane and went to our seats. I had the worst seat I could've ever had - the middle seat of the middle row.The eldest of my younger brothers was seated in front of me.
When I looked at the people beside me, I saw an Asian lady to my left and an empty seat to my right. Hoping it'd stay that way, I had a look on the screen in front of me, scrolling through the movies and having a look at what that airline had to offer. Less than a minute later, a man who looked to be in his 40's or even 50's comes over and sits next to me - the first thing that I didn't really like.
And so, the plane began to take off, me sitting there with my headphones on until there was a tap on my right shoulder. I looked over and took off my headphones, the man beside me starting a conversation that I thought was fine. So we talked. He told me about his kids and how he had an unfortunate walk in on his wife with another man. I felt bad for him, so I continued to talk with him.
After a little while of talking...he asked my name. And my age. I gave him both, having not thought it through properly and immediately regretted it when he made a comment about how my face looked 14 but my body didn't. I wanted out.
I tried to make it look like I wasn't uncomfortable, so I talked for a little while and then excused myself to the bathroom. Gosh, that felt good to be away from him. But all that relief disappeared when I got back to my seat. I felt uncomfortable just looking at the man, I didn't want to sit next to him again, but I did anyways because I didn't want to cause a commotion for something that didn't need to be worried over - he was just a guy who wanted to make a friend...right?
Then, things started to get weird. He turned to me so I shut my movie off - for the second time on this flight - and began to ask me some questions that weren't actually bad or anything. But then he asked if I had a boyfriend. I said yes, because, I did - still do, actually. Then he said not to tell my boyfriend about this, he looked panicked - Why? I thought it was just a conversation.
It only got worse and worse. He asked how old we had to be in my country to be able to go out and things, I said 16. He asked if I wanted to meet up with him when I was 16. I said maybe because I didn't want to hurt his feelings or anything. That's where I messed up.
He kept pushing, saying that he could come to my house and pick me up. That his birthday was coming up and that he would like to spend some time with me. That I was pretty. I felt super uncomfortable by then, so I tried to end the conversation. NO. He ended up asking if he could take a picture with me and I hesitated before saying sure, cause what if I was just misjudging him?
Eventually, he went back to watching a movie, as did I and then when the plane landed, it finally reached worse than worse. I got up and he asked for a hug, to which I said no - he hugged me anyways. He asked if we would hang out, I said I don't want to and then he said "I wont do anything you don't want to do, I promise," then proceeds to ask me if he can kiss me on the cheek. I said no. He asked again. I continued to say no, then eventually I got into the aisle and was able to escape.
I saw him in the airport. He looked at me, didn't say hi - I hope he was wary of my parents. Scariest flight I've ever been on.
But...AITA for shutting him down after giving him a false sense of hope?
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