Fireworks For Someone Else

Synopsis

After Roland Herman left home for his childhood sweetheart, Aubrie Wilkinson, the nineteenth time, something inside me finally went quiet. While tidying his drawer, I found two movie tickets. He explained flatly, without even looking at me, "I was going to surprise you. Since you found them already, let's meet at the theater tonight." That evening, I sat in the cinema from opening credits to the final roll, but Roland never showed. On my way home, I accidentally scrolled across Aubrie's post. It read: [Even though someone didn't take me to the movies, I'll forgive him this once, considering he made up for it with a beautiful fireworks show.] I looked up. Not far away, fireworks were blooming brilliantly across the night sky. I didn't know why, but this time, it felt like I had suddenly lost all strength to love him.