Say You'll Remember Me

by Abby Jimenez

This is why I hated humans. They were the worst animals on the planet.

I never get why white men are grumpy. Like, we’re living in a patriarchy. You’re the most privileged class on the face of the earth. You’re not walking to your car with your keys through your fingers like wolverine and you’ve got bodily autonomy, why the bad mood?” “What did he look like?” she asked. “Like if Rhysand from the ACOTAR series were a real person,”

I NODDED AT the cherry in my glass. “You want mine?” “You don’t like them?” she asked. I did like them. I handed her the toothpick anyway. I liked her more.

“It’s not brave if you’re not scared.”

He had a bottle of Murkle’s in the door. He’d tossed the French’s mustard. My heart melted. He hadn’t known I was coming. He just had this in a secret show of loyalty. Honoring all my tiny allegiances and petty vendettas. This was my love language.

“I can’t stand people who are rude to service workers,” she said. “It’s the best litmus test there is. That and putting your cart away at the grocery store.”

That’s what apologies and perspective does. It changes how you feel about what happened.”