An autistic woman has reportedly been left “appalled” after realising that her entire worth as a human being relies on whatever her last social interaction happened to be.
According to sources, Emma Bernard, 30, from Dingle, was off to a flying start “chatting normally” with senior colleague, Tricia Squire, 42, about the week’s events – before segueing into a rogue, unplanned anecdote.
Bernard commented: “I mean, sure, I probably I shouldn’t have brought up my pap smear. Especially the way the nurse described the fleshy pink of my cervix. It’s just that Tricia mentioned going for a cut and blow, which made me remember how I’d had to trim beforehand.”
“When I saw her face fall after I started re-enacting the release of the speculum with a ballpoint pen. I knew that I’d broken my streak,” Bernard continued. “I went from office court jester to prattling pauper all in the space of about 30 seconds, erasing every positive interaction I’ve ever had in my entire life in the process.”
“I’ll be dwelling on our conversation until the end of time, at least until I’ve performed 1043 good ones to make up for it.”
Squire commented: “Actually, all the stuff Emma mentioned before she brought up her smear test was also really upsetting. I was putting on a brave face.”
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