The day I waved at someone who absolutely wasn’t waving at me

I was walking down the street when a guy across the road lifted his arm and waved in my direction. I gave him the biggest, friendliest wave back. Like a “we’ve known each other for years” kind of wave.

Then he stared at me, confused… and slowly lowered his hand.

That’s when I realized he hadn’t been waving. He was stretching. His arm was just randomly in the air.

To make it worse, we ended up waiting at the same crosswalk. We both pretended nothing happened, but the silence was brutal.

I now only wave at people who actively shout my name.