Cheese

Kats Beach

The large group gathered at an Italian restaurant for wine and cheese.

She hated it. She hated the fake smiles, the fake white teeth, the fake everything.

For two excruciating hours, and out of desperation, she chopped cheese in small cubes with a huge knife while everyone pretended to be everyone else’s friend.

At the end of the get-together, the proverbial group photo was taken.

Several years later, she sat down at the same restaurant. She looked at the photo while holding that same huge knife, the one she would get rid of right after finishing the wine… by herself.

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