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3 Requests on a Last date
A long-term couple meets for the final time
She asked for a last date. I agreed. She had three requests.
“Can we have our last date for an entire day?” She asked.
I said we could. We’ll spend the day together, present in the moment.
“Can we act like we’re still together?”
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.
“Thank you.”
I thought for a moment.
“What’s the last request?”
She hesitated.
“I’ll tell you during our date.”
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.
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.
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…
