A High School Romance Over-Ripened

The TV flicks in front of you, playing whatever nonsense that Tammy is intermidantly paying attention to. You're basically just staring off into space.

"You didn't ask me what I was up to today?" She gives you a nudge with her shoulder.

"What were you up to today, Tammy?" You try not to make it sound too passive aggresive. She doesn't seem particularly angry or annoyed at you, so perhaps she might have missed your own.

"Mom's charity 5k was today. I had to come down."

"Oh. That's nice."

You had met back in high school. Only 16 at the time, but you'd found yourself sharing a table in a creative writing class. Unlike most girls, she actually laughed at your unfunny jokes. Unlike most guys you were able to put up with her low self esteem and constant need for re-affirmation. It was a match made in heavan. You were married at 19, much to the approval of her mother and the disapproval of your parents.

Though, your parents were probably the ones who saw the situation for what it was. You'd increasingly been feeling of late that perhaps you should have listened to them more often back in high school.

"Mmhm. Here's the crazy part. Remember how I told you about how my mom knew the guy who was interested in my sculptures right? Well, he was at the 5k today. So during a water break, I-"

Eventually, you stop even processing the words. Her lips move, but nothing but meaningless noise comes out. You just smile and nod. Smile and nod.

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