The gas station incident
By Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
Malaysia
December 22, 2017 6:33pm CST
This happened months ago. There were three of them in the car - my mom, dad, and youngest sister, E.
They were on the way to another city about an hour away and stopped for gas. Dad got out to fill the tank, mom went out to get some stuff from the mini mart. Mom got in, then E remembered she wanted something from the mini mart too and so she got out.
Tank was full, dad got in and off they went. After 3-4 kilometers away, mom's phone rang. Wait that's strange...it was E's number...
*Gasp*
"We left E at the gas station!"
That was probably the most hilarious thing my parents have ever done. We still tease E about her being temporarily abandoned at the gas station.
Ever heard of such stories? Or has it ever happened to you?
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23 responses
@UmiNoor (4523)
• Malaysia
23 Dec 17
Wow. Your sister must be so frightened being abandoned like that. Thank God for mobile phones. Something similar happened to me.
My three years old daughter and another six years old daughter were traveling with me on the MRT train in Singapore. We were already on the platform waiting for the train to arrive. When the train arrived, my six years old daughter was so excited that she boarded the train first.
I was busy with my three years old daughter and my bags that I was late getting on the train and the train left with me still on the platform and my older daughter on the train. She genuinely looked frightened. I immediately went to the control centre and related my problem.
They contacted the people at the next train stop and my daughter was taken off the train to wait for me to fetch her. It was quite an experience for her and me. I was so grateful to the other passengers on the train who had comforted and calmed her down and the personnels at both the train stations were very helpful too.
We laughed about the incident now and like you, my daughter gets teased about it all the time. She's 21 now.
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@UmiNoor (4523)
• Malaysia
30 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 You can't imagine how worried I was. But this wasn't an isolated incident. This daughter of mine had the knack of getting herself left behind or rather leaving me behind when we went out together.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
2 Jan 18
@UmiNoor That sounds like one of my younger cousins. He got lost in the shopping mall twice (separate occasions) when he was small.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
Oh wow I can't imagine how worried you must be at the time! So glad to know nothing bad happened, although I'm sure it must be an unforgettable incident for you and your daughter.
My sister's 22 years old and she had her cellphone with her so I guess the situation wasn't that bad, plus it was broad daylight.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
Yeah pretty similar! The difference was that my sister was the only one sitting in the backseat of the car! 
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@much2say (55616)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 Just how could they have forgotten, right? 
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 17
@much2say I know! I wondered the same thing, lol.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
23 Dec 17
This is the first time I heard such a story. He/She is smart enough. Where was he/she at the time?
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
25 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 How forgetful your mom was at the time.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
She was still inside the mini mart, my parents didn't realize she didn't get in the car yet.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
@yanzalong I find it very funny. I think she didn't realize that my sister went outside because it was probably at the same time that she (my mom) got inside the car.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
23 Dec 17
That hasn't ever happened to me at all!
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
24 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 I would really get mad though.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
23 Dec 17
Never happened to me either! I could probably remain calm for 5 minutes before freaking out.
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@Angela150 (928)
• London, England
23 Dec 17
Its not happened to me but that is one of my worst fears!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
Yeah it could be, especially if you don't have a phone or any means to contact anyone.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Dec 17
LOL, no never happened to me, that is so funny
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
Never happened to me either. I hope it never will!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
3 Jan 18
I know right! Lol the funny thing is that she was the only one in the backseat and still my parents didn't notice she wasn't there until she called them. 
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
26 Dec 17
a few times. way back when my youngest was 5yrs. , my hubby at the time, took all my kids and some others over to a party at one of the church deacons house and when he brought them back. my youngest was missing. after searching every where we realized he had left him at their house. even funnier was when hubby went back to get him, no one was home! finally they brought him and explained they had all went out for ice cream and to bring him back at the same time.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
27 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 thats true. he thought it was funny. which made me wonder how he got over looked in the first place
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 17
Funny! At least your son wasn't crying or anything right? He even got to enjoy ice cream!
At least your son wasn't crying or anything right? He even got to enjoy ice cream!2 people like this
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
23 Dec 17
That is quite hilarious indeed and scary for your sister of course
I heard i have been in the same situation once, in the mall, i was still small. Both my parents thought i was with the other parent, and when they found me i was crying in the middle of the aisle. Good thing no one kidnapped me 
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
23 Dec 17
Oh wow, I'm sure you were so scared and all. Glad nothing happened to you though!
Yeah lucky my parents weren't too far away from the gas station when they realized they had "forgotten" my sister.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 17
I wasn't there but yeah lucky my parents didn't drive too far away from the gas station when she called.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 17
Luckily there were no crooks there at the gas station! Yeah she still does and we still laugh about what happened.
Yeah she still does and we still laugh about what happened.1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 17
@Hannihar I would probably be a little upset at first but I know I would laugh about it later too. Glad she wasn't at some deserted or dangerous place, that would have been scary.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
27 Dec 17
@cahaya1983
That is sad in a sense that they forgot her. I know it is not on purpose and yes, good things no robbers. It took me a little bit to get about the crooks after reread what I said.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
She's 22 years old, so fortunately she's old enough to know what to do. She actually found the whole thing funny too.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
Really, how did it happen? Yeah lucky my sister is old enough to know what to do in that situation.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
23 Dec 17
Yes, a friend of mine told me this happened to her sister, but this was before smart phones. So it was anxious time as they went back to the station.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
23 Dec 17
Yeah I can imagine how frustrating and scary it must be before people started using cellphones!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
23 Dec 17
I think things lioe this happen or have happened to people more often than one 2ould ever think and live to tell about it yrs later
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
25 Dec 17
Exactly! I'm sure we all would laugh at this story many many years later.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 17
Yeah that's right. It's still funny to think about how my parents had not noticed she wasn't in the car.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
3 Jan 18
Haha yeah that's definitely an unforgettable experience for her and my parents!
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
17 Jan 18
We've not ever done that, but I have heard of it before and maybe from someone here. I don't remember who it was. How old was your sister when that happened?
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
18 Jan 18
Yeah another member posted about a similar incident too some time ago. She's 22 (and was, at that time) and luckily she also had her cellphone with her.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
18 Jan 18
@MarshaMusselman That is true. Fortunately in my family we've memorized each other's number. Plus most of us have always had the same number.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
18 Jan 18
@cahaya1983 The main problem with that happening is that not everyone in the family knows all the other family members cell phones. Most of us are used to hitting the name desired on our contacts and not dialing them ourselves. Because of that if anyone is left behind and didn't have their cells with them it could be a lot longer before the missing person was noticed.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 17
Yeah I don't know what she would do if her phone was left in the car. Probably ask the cashier if she could use the phone.
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