“Nina,” my colleague said, “You’ve been with Heath for seven years, but you don’t know that he’s allergic to pollen?”Nina’s face was pale as she stood rooted to the ground.A few seconds later, she started chasing after me like a madwoman.“Heath! Heath, wait!”She yelled in between pants as she choked back sobs.I stopped and turned to look at her.She was all out of breath, her cheeks red from all the running. Even her eyes were red as well.“Heath, hear me out…”She grabbed my arm and pleaded.I pulled my arm out mercilessly. “Explain what? Explain how you don’t know me at all?”“No! Heath, I really had no idea you had a pollen allergy! I… I’ve never seen you allergic to anything at all… It’s all my fault! I shouldn’t have prepared flowers! I… I just wanted to give you a surprise.”She explained herself in a panic, speaking incoherently.Surprise? Giving me a surprise with something I hated the most?I said coldly, “There’s no free lunch in this world, Nina. I’ve sacri
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