This just happened recently so it's fresh in my mind. Anyways, it's finals week at my school, and I have a pretty big project that's due on Friday. For my project I need very specific and expensive software that is only available in the campus library and a media room. Once the media room closed I was forced to move to the library to work on one of the four nicer computers with the software. Unfortunately, most of the computers were occupied by my peers except for one which was occupied by a random woman.

Normally, gender wouldn't matter in these scenarios except for what happened next. I approached this student after observing that what they were working on was a simple text document on google docs. I tapped on the desk and asked her if it would be okay if I used that computer and explained my situation with the software, to which she replied in an aggravated tone that 'she just set up her work and that my peers were annoying her and because of this she downloaded a white noise app on her phone to block them out'. This to me felt irrelevant seeing as if she moved my peers wouldn't be an issue, though I kept that to myself. As I tried to illustrate my point about google docs being usable on any computer she shut me out by plugging in her headphones. 

From there I sat on the other end of a divider at a regular computer and waited for an hour and a half, afterwards I approached her again and asked her if she was close to finishing. The conversation started out well, or seemingly. Eventually she stated that she didn't want to move her stuff (a foot over), that she didn't care. As a last resort I told her that I wasn't trying to be a dick but I wouldn't be able to work on any other computer. To this she stated stop harassing me. 

At this point I took it as my que to disengage and pack up. As I passed her to exit the library she gave me a sneer, which frustrated me greatly and so I said, "Two feet away, super simple, just move over." On my way out. This I admit was kind of petty, though I didn't curse or raise my voice. Regardless, as I walked away she shouted pretty loudly, "Stop harassing me.". When I was far enough away I looked back and noticed a lot of people were looking at us, as could be imagined in a library. 

I didn't know what to make of this situation, I felt I looked pretty bad. I was carrying a few things so I pointed with my elbow and said "Just needed the computers, but okay.", which in my anxious brain felt like a remedy to the situation. As I turned back around to leave another woman from across the library shouted out "You should stop talking to her.", and I replied, "Okay, thanks." and continued walking.

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Thoughts?     