Before He Was My Boss.
Ross’s third story about a trip he’d taken to some remote forest and the moment I laughed so hard I had to set my glass down, I’d completely forgotten to be in a hurry.
He was funny. Genuinely, unapologetically funny. He was younger than I’d expected too, maybe early thirties with an easy smile and the kind of energy that made conversation feel effortless and interesting. He asked questions and actually listened to my answers. He made me feel, for the first time all day, like a person rather than a burden.
At one point, he used his hands and face to demonstrate something ridiculous that had happened to him on that trip. He finished, completely straight-faced, and I lost it, pressing my finge