3 Requests on a Last date
<p>She asked for a last date. I agreed. She had three requests.</p>
<p>“Can we have our last date for an entire day?” She asked.</p>
<p>I said we could. We’ll spend the day together, present in the moment.</p>
<p>“Can we act like we’re still together?”</p>
<p>It was her second request. I agreed. I said I’d treat her the way I did back in college. Back when we were in love beyond humanly possible and we believed we’d make it through a lifetime, together.</p>
<p>“Thank you.”</p>
<p>I thought for a moment.</p>
<p>“What’s the last request?”</p>
<p>She hesitated.</p>
<p>“I’ll tell you during our date.”</p>
<p>It was a quiet July morning. Yellow sun, blue sky. A few clouds hovered in the distance, ready to filter the heat at high noon.</p>
<p>We went to a pine tree-filled park. We spotted a jogger or two, but we mostly had the park to ourselves. We spread our picnic mattress, ate some sandwiches and cookies, watched a movie.</p>
<p>Midway through the film, an old coworker of mine called. He wanted me to shoot his wedding in three weeks. Ah, summer. The season of weddings. An ironic time for a videographer to have a breakup.</p>
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