trying to understand what had happened.
I knew there was money in my account. I had used the same card recently without any problems, and I hadn’t received any notification about a payment restriction.
The waitress returned a second time.
Unfortunately, the result was exactly the same.
An Unexpected Problem
I apologized to the waitress and asked whether I could pay using another method.
I checked my banking application, hoping to find a simple explanation. Instead, I noticed a notification about a security restriction affecting my card.
Apparently, the bank had temporarily blocked certain transactions after detecting activity that required verification.
It was an inconvenient situation, but at least I finally understood what had happened.
“I think my bank has blocked the card,” I explained to Claire. “I’m going to sort it out.”
She looked at me for a moment and then smiled.
“Don’t worry. These things happen.”
Her response
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