He took two long, satisfying pulls from the bottle, savouring the taste and coldness of the alcoholic beverage. His immediate thirst quenched for now,...he returned his attention to the peculiar package. He took the card that was stapled to the top of the package. It read, simply, in a standard typing font, ‘To Brad’. Nothing else was on the card, no indication who it was from, no return address, nothing. Even more curious, he opened the package, and revealed a miniature flowering bonsai tree. It. I considered my options. I considered my life. Had I been repressing these thoughts all my life or had I simply not been in a triggering situation before? I knew I needed to explore this further and immediately got to thinking. The phrases "If you need anything during the weekend just give me a call" and "Any time of day or night, don't be shy" now took on an entirely new meaning. I wondered if I was fantasising or if I had just now understood the context. I searched my mind for memories of Dr. Besides, if you sit here you will keep the wolves away. If you leave all the guys will think we are sitting here looking for male companionship. How about it girls? Should he stick around?"She got a chorus of yeses and I sat back down. The three were apparently meeting just to have a few drinks to unwind after work so the talk was general. Where a bunch of guys might have talked sports the three women discussed TV shows, fashion, music and diets. I was asked my opinion on skirt length, high. It was the same year he'd met Taylor, who'd moved from Winnipeg in Canada. He'd come from Ontario. They'd fallen in love almost 3 years later, and had been the perfect couple ever since."I know conflicts help strengthen a relationship but we have a real conflict here." He said. "LUKE YOU'RE TOO GOOD!" He cried.All of his other friends who were playing were either on he high school team, or Andrew, who was on the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.Among the rest of his friends who were.