Anxiety Gives the Best Gifts

[at a coffee shop]

ME: [nervous] how are you?

DATE: I’m good. How are….. wait what’s going on?

[a massive sweat bead forms on my forehead]

ME: o it’s nothing

[more sweat-beads appear until they form a replica of a pearl necklace around my neck]

ME: [holds it up] I made this for you

DATE: .. uh.. thank you?

ME: [puts it around her neck] you look stunning

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