The response? The student briefly looked up, sneered, and returned to his laptop. EarPods stared blankly ahead, seemingly unmoved by the sight of a tired pregnant woman waving at him from inches away. Then waving again because I genuinely couldn’t tell whether he had seen me. “Charming,” I muttered while throwing my hands up in the air, deeply embarrassed at having been refused a seat while others watched on. The day was only just beginning.
