<human>: I'm pretty sure most people have had a scenario where they know someone has said something to or about them that just needs a return burn, but these often come much later in the shower when the situation has passed by.

To preface this, in the summer I have ridiculously blonde hair, which has lead to many occasions of people asking me if it's real, or questions to my mother as to why she dyed her son's hair.

Anyway, I'm on a crowded bus on my way home from school, and I sat with my friend, finding myself on the outside of the aisle, where all of the kids from a nearby school of sweaty weird kids would end up inevitably standing as they tried to fit 50 kids onto this bus. So I find myself with a girl with an ass that is kate good in my face, talking to her friend, seemingly. They are looking at me every once in a while, being generally chatty between themselves, when I go to put in my headphones. Somehow in my mind, I believed they now thought I couldn't hear them, and all I heard was:

"Is that hair color fake?"

As they casually looked at me and began to continue chatting, which left me feeling awkward as I heard what they said, and was trying to cook up a response, as I am never good at these things in the spur of the moment. I sit, wondering if I should go through with it, when I finally work up the courage. 

The girl whose ass is Kate good leaves the bus and I ask her friend,

"Did you guys comment on my hair color?"

Thinking I just fucking rekt the bitch, I wait for her response which is

"Wha-what? No, we were talking about my sister, and she got these really shitty highlights. Your hair is…nice?"

I, being a genius responded

"Thanks!" 

She pulled out her phone lightning quick and I did the same.

It was really awkward. I don't know if she was trying to save face, but I believe her. It sucks because I probably will not be able to have the courage to respond like that again for a while.

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<bot>: If people talkin' shit 'bout chu, make sure they actually talkin' shit 'bout chu.*