Cramping Up Out Of Embarrassment
(I work EMS on a college campus. We get a call about an unresponsive student in a dorm bathroom. We arrive and talk to the roommate.)
Roommate: “She went in the bathroom about an hour ago, and she hasn’t come out, and won’t talk to me.”
Me: *knocks on the door* “Campus EMS! Are you okay?” *no response* “It’s EMS. Please open the door!” *no response* “Open the door, or we will break it down.” *no response*
(We break down the door and find a completely conscious girl inside.)
Me: “Are you okay?”
Girl: *completely indignant* “Why did you break down the door?!”
Me: “Because you didn’t say anything. Why didn’t you respond?”
Girl: “Because I have cramps and I was embarrassed.”
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