I was returning to office after the lunch break. Today was my birthday, another birthday… A sad holiday. I wasn’t 40 yet, but very close to that… However, I didn’t look my age or probably people didn’t want to tell me about that… Though my female friends would surely give me a hint I was getting old. It meant I still looked well…
On the way to office I dropped at the supermarket and bought two bottles of wine and some snack. The packet seemed small but it was rather heavy. Alex had offered me his help but I refused saying the store was close… It always happens this way. You don’t want to trouble other people and then have to carry something really heavy on your own…
My friends and me agreed to meet at one of the small city pubs. I was a little late. None of my friends was there. I decided to wait a little. Not many people were there. I sat at one of the empty tables, ordered some beer.

