Years Of Waiting Went To Waste

Seven years. That was how long Adrian and I had been together. My parents began hinting heavily about marriage.

Adrian’s reply never changed: “Just wait, okay?”

They assumed it was money. They set aside a wedding fund, put down deposits on a house and car. Still, he said the same thing. “Just wait, okay?”

I didn’t know what clock he was watching, but I stayed by him. Until his college reunion. I brought a custom cake to the private room. “Today is Adrian’s thirtieth birthday,” I told his friends.