365 Days With The Hockey Player I Hate
I hesitated, but succumbed anyways.
“Just one,” I said, not thinking too much to it, a shot with hurt.
We sat on the couch, the city lights reflecting on the river outside. Caleb poured us both a drink, handing me a glass.
“To better days,” he said, clinking his glass against mine.
I took a sip. The whiskey burned going down, but it warmed me from the inside.
We talked for a while about hockey, about the team drama, about nothing important. Caleb was easy to talk to when he wasn’t trying too hard. He listened. He didn’t push.