Memories Drift Away with the Wind
During a game of Truth or Dare, my boyfriend lost and had to buy drinks for everyone. Half an hour later, he returned loaded with bags, grinning as he handed them out.
"Jake, you've been up for two days. Here's your iced Americano. Lula, you like the mango passionfruit with extra tapioca, right? And your lemon juice, no ice. You've had it like 800 times."
He went around the circle until everyone had a cup. But when he reached me, the bag was empty.
The room froze. "Where is Harper's drink?"
Todd Rossi pushed his cup toward me. "I forgot, but she can just share mine."
His friends groaned. "Come on, every single time? If you're gonna rub it in our faces, at least switch up the moves."
They laughed and teased him, thinking it was a public display of affection. But I knew the truth: Todd hadn't forgotten the drink; he had forgotten me.
After four years together, he still couldn't remember that I was allergic to peaches.
I quietly set the cup back on the table. Having put up with it for so long, I finally decided to leave.