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I always eat lunch alone in my car to avoid socializing. Today, the new girl at work knocked on my window.

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So, a little context. I’m pretty introverted and social anxiety gets the best of me sometimes. At work, lunchtime is my recharge time, so I usually go sit in my car, listen to a podcast, and eat a sandwich. I’ve been doing this for 2 years.

Today, about 10 minutes into my break, I hear a tap on the window. I froze. I looked up and it was the new girl from the design team who joined last week. She’s really outgoing and, honestly, kinda out of my league.

I rolled down the window, fully expecting her to tell me I was parked wrong.

Instead, she held out a Tupperware box. She said, Hey! I noticed you’re always out here. I made way too much pasta last night and I didn't want to eat leftovers alone. Do you... maybe wanna help me finish this? It’s better than a cold sandwich.

I was so stunned I just stuttered a Yeah, sure.

We sat on the curb near my car and somehow the topic shifted to sports. Turns out, she’s a huge Cricket nerd.

We talked for 30 minutes straight about the recent series and debated whether our team’s bowling lineup is actually good or if we just got lucky. She even pulled out her phone to show me a catch highlight she saved on Instagram.

She ended up asking if I wanted to grab lunch for real on Friday to continue the debate. I walked back into the office feeling like I just won the World Cup. Just wanted to share this because I thought I’d be the lonely car-lunch guy forever. Today was a good day.

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