This one time in high school I was being really annoying like I always was. It was nothing new. And I had been bothering this girl in front of me for a while.
And then out of nowhere the girl turned around and shouted "Just shut up already!"
And of course I instantly went quiet, as did the rest of the class.
I felt very small in that moment.
After a moments though the class returned to normal and I just in my seat staring down and trying to make myself as invisible as possible. I was never quite as talkative in that class again.
And you know I thought at the time that I would eventually forget about it but every now and then when I get too loud and someone gets angry and tells me to keep it down or be quiet or shut up, my mind always goes back to that time in high school.
Her name was Kathleen by the way.