Why Does It Always Have to be the ... Girl?

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I was asked to sit on the door of a local meeting I attend once a week and sell tickets. The coordinator and his wife did not pay to attend but got tickets. When I turned over the money, it was short what they did not pay. The next week the coordinator's wife accused me of not paying. I explained I was first to pay because I had to use my payment to make change for the second attendee. I further explained that everyone in attendance had paid minus she and her husband. She said I did not sign in so I had not paid and must pay. I told her I only had the exact amount for that night's fee so I could not give her anymore. I explained again that I had paid and if she checked the amount turned in to the list, subtract her and her husband, and if my name was not listed, she should be one ticket amount over-basic bookkeeping. I asked her to double check and get back to me. I missed the next meeting due to other obligations but was there this week. I paid my entry fee and near the end of the meeting gave her a check for the amount she had requested, mainly to keep peace because she was giving me the cold shoulder. When the meeting was over my upline handed me the check back and said that she and her husband took care of it last week. I exploded inside! This lady, if you want to call her that, had gone to someone else with a very private matter between us! I had given her my name, address, phone # and email address but she never contacted me as I had requested. She was not nice initially and remained very cold the next time I say her so I figured, what the hey, give her the money and keep the peace. I know that I did pay and that she and her husband didn't but I'd let it go to keep peace. I told no one except my 17 year-old daughter the night of nopayment and said that I hoped nothing bad would come of it but I had a really bad feeling about the entire situation. Well, I was right. Since I have been taking payments, I have received partial payments and quietly added the balance from my own pocket. I have complained to no one or disclosed any ill statement about anyone yet here comes the rain again.... I was insulted and deeply hurt that this young person would reach so low. This is the main reason I do not like to handle other people's money because it always come down to this. Why does it always have to be the ... girl? Life is too short for the dumb stuff. I am going to retire from being a ticket seller and begin paying by check only so that I have definitive proof that this ... girl is as honest as the day is long. Kinda kills your faith in mankind, doesn't it?