today he asked
" are you sober? "
I answered truthfully
" i am sober, not by choice. "
his usually expressionless face cracked
and out came a grin
" that's still good! "
i gave him a pained look
"- at least long-term "
he added
i didn't have the heart to tell him
that i don't intend
for
"long-term"
to be very long
-n.c
