I'll Never Love You Again
My time had ceased to be my own.
Not anymore. From now on, I would live for myself.
...
After an exhausting, sweat-drenched game, my friends and I sat on the benches, gulping down water. One of them, half-joking, said, "We thought you'd ditched us for good after getting a girlfriend. We were ready to stop inviting you."
I apologized quickly. "Sorry about that. I won't let it happen again. Call me anytime."
"That's more like it," another one said, grinning. "Come on, let's hit the internet café for a few rounds of games."