Why had I been so clumsy and nervous around a harmless boy?

When the bull got close to him， he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.

This can be hard, because learning something new can also make you feel frustrated and stupid, but if you push through, you'll give yourself a huge boost.

He was an awkward child, always falling over himself and breaking things.

So just as we had to escape things with backslashes in an awkward way, same deal with percent in this context.