Sara Narayan

My Free Companion and I were sitting at a table at my 20th anniversary secondary school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink, as he sat alone at a nearby table.

My Free Companion asked: “Do you know him?”

“Yes,” I sighed. “He’s my old boyfriend. I understand he started drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn’t been sober since.”

“My God!” says my FC. “Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?