She Said the Anniversary Was “Only for Family” — So I Stopped Paying and Flew to Paris Instead

Then I called my best friend.

Zoe had been my closest friend since we were twelve, the kind of person who shows up with soup and doesn’t require explanation. She picked up on the second ring.

“I’m thinking about going somewhere,” I said.

“Somewhere like the grocery store, or somewhere like Paris?”

I laughed, the sound catching me off guard. “Somewhere continue reading …