Pride goes before a fall

We've all experienced one embarrassing moment or the other that we can't seem to get over. The kind that makes a mockery of your confidence. My name is Zara and this is about the most embarrassing moment of my life. When you talk about embarrassing moments I think I would take the crown. Most of my embarrassing moments happened in school, mostly secondary school and each time I remember them I just wish I could go to another city and start a new life. What's more funny was that if I was in that same situation I would still have done the same thing.

The problem all started when my school decided to hold a end of the year raffle contest, with the chance to win half-off on your school fees with other amazing prize. It was the first time my school hold such an event, and I was determined to be the first student who wins the first ever raffle. I was so consumed with the idea of winning that I bought tickets with my food money. The teachers who were responsible for the events already knew me as their 'customer'. They would say " you really want to win this thing" or "hope you have what to eat ooo, don't use all your money to buy tickets". This went on until it looked like I was the only one buying tickets. I knew that the more tickets I bought, the higher my chances and I was ready to take that gamble.

With the way I bought tickets, everyone felt like I had it in the bag. "Zara would win this thing, have you seen how many tickets she has", Zara has money to spend ooo, it's like it's only her name that would be in the raffle box ooo" I would hear my classmates talk and this just boosted my confidence and prompt my to buy more. It seems like my dream would finally come true. Fast forward to the day of the raffle, I was dressed smartly, ready to receive my gift because I felt like no one I going to have it except me. I could see the amazing prizes to be won, and I could just imagine myself taking more than one of this prizes home but I got my eyes on the main deal. The raffle started and with each prize, a different name came up and soon the prizes started reducing, I was getting anxious and a little bit pained. I could hear the whispering of my colleagues, and mouths were starting to move, people were already doubting but I was calm over the fact that they had not gotten to the grand prize yet but before you know it it was time to draw for the grand prize and to my greatest surprise, they called the name and it wasn't my name.

There was pin drop silence, everyone was shocked, I felt like my brain blanked for a second, tear pooled and was threatening to fall. I could hear the voices of people mocking me and from my tear-filled eyes I could see the mocking gaze. It felt as if my whole stopped and start spinning none stop. I quickly stood up in an attempt to save myself but it was too late, tears started dropping as soon as I stood up, in front of the whole school. I cried my way out of the hall to save my self the embarrassment. At this point the teacher and organisers had notice that I had been crying, the came to me and I told them how I invested so much money not to win anything and the told me that raffles are gamble, and sometimes you don't win. They took compassion on me and gave me some other little prizes as consolation. At least I didn't go home with absolutely nothing.

I learnt my lesson, and I would never be overconfident in a gamble. That incident earned me the name "crybaby". I still am, I guess I'm just sensitive. I cry over little, over big things, over anything and I accept it now. Embarrassing stuff will happen, and we will make mistakes but its how we handle it after that makes all the difference.

It's Still Abeegail💗✨
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