Ann Guo

Everyone will hear what I have to say. And I'll be instantly exposed. Abort mission, abort mission. I speedwalk back toward the hotel entrance, and it took everything in me now to run out the door in that moment. Instead, I plop into a large couch in the lobby, whip out my cell phone, and pretend to be texting. Why am I doing this? I have no idea. Well, I take some deep yoga breath.

Everyone will hear what I have to say. And I'll be instantly exposed. Abort mission, abort mission. I speedwalk back toward the hotel entrance, and it took everything in me now to run out the door in that moment. Instead, I plop into a large couch in the lobby, whip out my cell phone, and pretend to be texting. Why am I doing this? I have no idea. Well, I take some deep yoga breath.

I want to back out, but I can't because people donated their money to charity already. And then I remember Dan telling me, look, all you have to do to prove that you crashed the bar mitzvah is to take a picture with the birthday boy. I think I may have an idea.

I want to back out, but I can't because people donated their money to charity already. And then I remember Dan telling me, look, all you have to do to prove that you crashed the bar mitzvah is to take a picture with the birthday boy. I think I may have an idea.

I want to back out, but I can't because people donated their money to charity already. And then I remember Dan telling me, look, all you have to do to prove that you crashed the bar mitzvah is to take a picture with the birthday boy. I think I may have an idea.

I pick myself back up from the couch, go through that winding hallway, through the side of large double doors, straight toward the head table. Hi, how's everyone doing tonight? How's the food? I'm Anne from the catering department. A woman stands up, we shake hands, and we chit-chat a little. By the way, I have a present here, so who's the birthday boy?

I pick myself back up from the couch, go through that winding hallway, through the side of large double doors, straight toward the head table. Hi, how's everyone doing tonight? How's the food? I'm Anne from the catering department. A woman stands up, we shake hands, and we chit-chat a little. By the way, I have a present here, so who's the birthday boy?

I pick myself back up from the couch, go through that winding hallway, through the side of large double doors, straight toward the head table. Hi, how's everyone doing tonight? How's the food? I'm Anne from the catering department. A woman stands up, we shake hands, and we chit-chat a little. By the way, I have a present here, so who's the birthday boy?

My plan is to go over there to that table full of teen boys, handle their gifts while one of his friends takes a picture of two of us, and I'm out of here. Oh, the birthday girl, you mean? She's right here. It's a bar mitzvah, the girl equivalent of a bar mitzvah. I got the gender wrong. What else did I mess up? I'm just standing here.

My plan is to go over there to that table full of teen boys, handle their gifts while one of his friends takes a picture of two of us, and I'm out of here. Oh, the birthday girl, you mean? She's right here. It's a bar mitzvah, the girl equivalent of a bar mitzvah. I got the gender wrong. What else did I mess up? I'm just standing here.

My plan is to go over there to that table full of teen boys, handle their gifts while one of his friends takes a picture of two of us, and I'm out of here. Oh, the birthday girl, you mean? She's right here. It's a bar mitzvah, the girl equivalent of a bar mitzvah. I got the gender wrong. What else did I mess up? I'm just standing here.

After I hand over the gift, she opens it up, looks at it, thanks me politely, and puts it away. And I miss my opportunity for the photo, and I can't figure out what to do next. Well, normally during these celebrations, there's music and dance. I have no idea why am I saying that. What I'm trying to do, I'm just trying to buy myself some time.

After I hand over the gift, she opens it up, looks at it, thanks me politely, and puts it away. And I miss my opportunity for the photo, and I can't figure out what to do next. Well, normally during these celebrations, there's music and dance. I have no idea why am I saying that. What I'm trying to do, I'm just trying to buy myself some time.

After I hand over the gift, she opens it up, looks at it, thanks me politely, and puts it away. And I miss my opportunity for the photo, and I can't figure out what to do next. Well, normally during these celebrations, there's music and dance. I have no idea why am I saying that. What I'm trying to do, I'm just trying to buy myself some time.

Oh, this is just a dinner for all of our out of town guests. The actual party is tomorrow. What? Now you're telling me I came on the wrong date and crashing the dinner before the bar mitzvah? All right, let's just get this over with. Think again. Where I'm from, if you take a picture with someone who's about to celebrate their birthday, it brings you good luck. I can't believe I just said that.

Oh, this is just a dinner for all of our out of town guests. The actual party is tomorrow. What? Now you're telling me I came on the wrong date and crashing the dinner before the bar mitzvah? All right, let's just get this over with. Think again. Where I'm from, if you take a picture with someone who's about to celebrate their birthday, it brings you good luck. I can't believe I just said that.

Oh, this is just a dinner for all of our out of town guests. The actual party is tomorrow. What? Now you're telling me I came on the wrong date and crashing the dinner before the bar mitzvah? All right, let's just get this over with. Think again. Where I'm from, if you take a picture with someone who's about to celebrate their birthday, it brings you good luck. I can't believe I just said that.

It doesn't even make any sense. I cringe so hard. I'm just gonna go home now, pay everyone back for their charity donations out of my own pocket. I don't even care. But that's when I hear her say, um, sure, of course. And I hand over my cell phone for the photo. On the car ride home, I'm flooded with a sense of euphoria. It's like I just escaped a near-death experience.

It doesn't even make any sense. I cringe so hard. I'm just gonna go home now, pay everyone back for their charity donations out of my own pocket. I don't even care. But that's when I hear her say, um, sure, of course. And I hand over my cell phone for the photo. On the car ride home, I'm flooded with a sense of euphoria. It's like I just escaped a near-death experience.

It doesn't even make any sense. I cringe so hard. I'm just gonna go home now, pay everyone back for their charity donations out of my own pocket. I don't even care. But that's when I hear her say, um, sure, of course. And I hand over my cell phone for the photo. On the car ride home, I'm flooded with a sense of euphoria. It's like I just escaped a near-death experience.