Tee Gee
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**YESTERDAY, DUE TO HURRICANE BERYL, OUR HOUSE LOST POWER AND WATER. MY BOYFRIEND AND I WENT TO WHOLE FOODS, WHICH IS JUST A MINUTE AWAY FROM OUR HOME, AND SPENT $50 ON A QUICK MEAL. WE ASKED FOR THE RESTROOM AND WERE DIRECTED UPSTAIRS.**
A man was already there, so my boyfriend waited outside for a few minutes. My phone was out of battery, so I charged it on a bench to get a bit of power for emergencies. After my boyfriend went to the restroom, I saw a microwave and heated our food for a minute.
**AS SOON AS I TURNED AROUND, A STAFF MEMBER TOLD ME THAT THE AREA WAS CLOSED, I COULDN'T CHARGE MY PHONE, AND I NEEDED TO GO DOWNSTAIRS TO USE THE MICROWAVE.** I explained that my boyfriend had just gone to the restroom, so I was waiting and only charging a bit of power for emergencies. She insisted that my boyfriend had to leave the restroom within a few minutes and walked away with an attitude, leaving me bewildered.
**A MINUTE LATER, AN ASIAN STAFF MEMBER TOLD ME THAT WE HAD TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY, OR THEY WOULD GET SOMEONE TO KICK MY BOYFRIEND OUT.** Both the Asian staff member and the previous staff member then went into the men's restroom to knock on the door and force my boyfriend out. I was truly shocked and wanted to cry—**WHAT DID WE DO WRONG TO BE TREATED LIKE THIS?**
The staff member even said that the restroom wasn't for showering. **I WAS STUNNED, AS WE HAD PAID FOR OUR FOOD AND WERE TREATED LIKE HOMELESS PEOPLE.** What did we do wrong when we were allowed to use the restroom? From the moment my boyfriend entered the restroom, the entire incident lasted only five minutes, not five hours.
**HOW CAN SUCH UNETHICAL AND INHUMANE BEHAVIOR EXIST IN AMERICA, ESPECIALLY RIGHT AFTER HURRICANE BERYL?** I am heartbroken and stunned by this experience. **MY HANDS ARE STILL SHAKING AS I WRITE THIS REVIEW.**