By the time I arrived at the bar after getting off of work,
the party was in full swing. I had steeled myself for this before I left but
everything just felt so much more final and real now that I was surrounded by
balloons and banners that said things like “good luck” and “bon voyage”. Adam immediately
came over to me and kissed my cheek. He pointed me to the food table and was squirrel
away by Dan to go talk to some friends he knew across the room.
I stared at the food table and felt sick.
“Faith!” Dan came up behind me and roughly threw his arm
around me, “I’m so glad you came! Isn’t this great?”
