Melomiri

New Year's Dawn

Language: en

New Year’s Day was dawning, and I'd been behind the wheel all night, driving my wife, Sophie, and her best friend, Jessica, back to our hometown for the holiday. We were almost there when Jessica suddenly hit play on a video. "They say the only way to see a man's true colors is to push him to his breaking point," a chipper voice from her phone announced. "If he can stay calm while you create chaos, congratulations, you've married a one-in-a-million man." The words sounded absurd to me. I glanced over as she and Sophie started chatting about it, not paying it much mind. But then, Jessica’s…

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