“Do you remember our first dinner date? she asked him. Yes, he replied. You took away all the forks and knives so I wouldn’t be able to hurt myself and asked the waiter for spoons instead. That was the best meal I’ve ever had, and I fell in love with you because of that. I still remember you as you were then, your hair golden in the candelight, your skinny elbows perched on the table like a tiny bird, attending to my every word. You made me feel good for once in my life.”
- Fragment 86
- Fragment 86