Seeing a Cop In Line At Starbucks Gave Me The Jitters

<p>Our arrival at the entrance to the coffeehouse coincided with that of the cop we had followed into the lot. He went in first while I asked my father to hold back. He understood my trepidation.</p> <p>As expected, when we walked in, an all too familiar feeling came over me, as if I were floating above myself. I could not will my legs to move toward the line, ultimately volunteering my father to be the necessary buffer between myself and the officer. Though I must admit, the gap between my father and myself was abnormally wide for people in a line. Frozen, I just didn&rsquo;t have it in me to move any closer &mdash; not toward &ldquo;the enemy.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination-curated/seeing-a-cop-in-line-at-starbucks-gave-me-the-jitters-e60cc0f39d6a"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>