Back in college, I was obsessed with coffee. I crammed my dorm with all kinds of coffee equipment. Whenever I got my hands on some new beans, I'd get all excited to brew a cup for Meredith.
But she was always a milkshake person and never had anything good to say about coffee.
She'd push it far away with this exaggerated grimace and complain, "Who on earth even likes drinking this bitter crap? It's hella gross! Keep it away from me!"
Sometimes, she'd even pour it straight down the sink right in front of me.
After a while, I pretty much stopped drinking coffee altogether.
Meredith must've noticed I was just standing there quietly. She wrinkled her nose, saying, "Hey, why aren't you trying it?"
I set the cup down on the table, and with a shrug, I casually replied, "Well, I'm getting older. Coffee keeps me up at night."
Suddenly, she scoffed and snatched the cup. "Oh, come on, Randall! You're acting like this because the delivery guy forgot to leave out the cilantro this morning? Are you seriously this upset over something so small?"
"Well then, if you've got a problem, take it out on me. Not on this coffee! Devon put effort into this, you know. He's being nice here!"
"Goodness, you're being ridiculous again!"
Right then, she downed the whole thing in one go, not leaving a single drop.
It's kind of funny, really. She couldn't care less about the coffee I used to make, but when Devon made it, she acted like it was precious.
She stormed out, slamming the door, and her guy quickly followed her, leaving me standing there like an idiot.
In the 10 years we'd been together, I'd lost count of how many times she'd walked out on me.
Every single fight, she's got this habit of storming off, expecting me to chase after her, apologize, and make things right.
But this time, the hell with that!
Before clocking out, I grabbed my printed resignation letter, ready to head to the HR's office.
Just as I was about to go, I saw Meredith glowing with excitement. She was linking arms with Devon and announcing his promotion to vice president.
Everyone flocked to them, congratulating them, all smiles and applause.
Meredith's decision caught me off guard. I mean, Devon hadn't been with the company that long. He'd had a few wins here and there, sure, but nowhere near enough for a VP spot.