Thank you Alex Johns for allowing me to share this story. It was hilarious when you told it to me, I just had to share it. We both agreed that it was the kind of funny situation that only found it's comedy years after it happened. As humans we all experience embarrassing moments that we only find ourselves laughing at later and for the most part we never forget them.
Alex is now 20yrs old & this particular situation happened when she was the tinder age of 8yrs old. Today Alex says she can laugh but when it happened funny, wasn't the word to describe it at all! Our elementary school in a city in Pineville Louisiana was called JI Barron. We were having a talent show and I was supposed to sing Blank Spaces by Taylor Swift. Let me tell you I was HYPE! I was in my head like I'mma win this talent show, I have that $100 in the bag! I was also excited about my dress, it was so grown up!
It was floral pattern with spaghetti straps, it was ankle length with splits on both sides. You couldn't tell me nothing! Finally my name was called, it's my turn ok time to turn up I thought. I headed up to the stage in my head I was ready I practiced long hours for this. I took that mic turned to the crowd and all the words to the song just left me! It was crazy, I started to panic. My cousin was in the audience she started clapping & singing & then my class started in. Everyone was trying to help me remember the lyrics.
Meanwhile I was just up there frozen kinda mumbling, thinking OMG how long is this going to last! I'm telling you it was the most excruciating 2mins of my life. After it was over the claps from the audience was now scarce. I was so embarrassed I ran off stage. As I proceeded to run down the 4 stage steps I somehow tripped over one of the slits in my dress and down it came. Now, on top of everything else I was kinda naked! I stood up pulled it up and proceeded to run again. I got out of there & ended up falling again in front of the school office.
All this falling was probably due to those high heels shoes I had on. I'm shaking my head Jodie I was trying to be so damn grown. After I fell this time I just laid there out of self pity. After about I think a minute I got up and cursed Taylor Swift in my head because now I feel like she's the devil incarnated. The lady in the office called my maw maw & paw paw & they came to pick me up. I started to cry & do more self pity stuff because I knew I could get Boudin & chocolate milk from the Chevron.
They brought it for me & I devoured it like a man who hadn't eaten in three days! Mind you this was a heated Louisiana day, I'm talking like 102ยบ and i'm not even exaggerating. Now Jodie I think because of the fact that I was so upset and full with anxiety still riddling my insides I ended up throwing up & having diarrhea at the exact same time in the back of my grandparents car! I'm telling you Jodie as I tell you this story I still believe it was Taylor Swifts fault & I hope you write that down! Also Chevron saved the day despite the accident. To this day I cannot listen to that song! Thanks Jodie talking about this, this time was very therapeutic & can you please use a pic of Chevron for the cover lol.
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