Caught Staring

Eye contact is good. I like making eye contact with people. Especially when I'm listening to them, or talking to them. However... I have this thing about forgetting people's names, and where I know them from. So I have this really awkward habit of staring at them while trying to place them. Staring alone is fine... if you can avoid being caught. Today was the second time in the space of a semester that I was caught. I swear I'm not a creeper! Really! Both times, it happened to be a member of the opposite sex who caught me. And they had no trouble placing me at all (although they didn't know my name at least, I hope...), as they would give a friendly wave. And I'd make a jerky movement as if to wave then suddenly freeze - wait! What if they're not waving at me! What if they're waving at someone behind me! And they now think I'm a freak for trying to wave back - but what if it really was me they were waving to and now they think I'm rude and - that's when I give a quick smile and look around as though I was actually smiling at someone else just in case, and therefore staring at someone else... creeping someone else... Next step is to fade into the landscape...Yup, to sum it up - awkward! And to all you people who can confidently wave back and smile sexily... well good for you... consider me officially jealous of you.