"Ordered the most expensive thing because someone else was paying"
You scanned the menu top to bottom, and your eyes landed exactly where they always land in these situations.
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"Pride"
The original sin. You decided you were the most important thing in the universe.
"Reclined your seat on a 45-minute flight"
The sacrifice gained you 2 inches. The person behind lost 2 inches, their tray table, and their goodwill toward humanity.
"RSVP'd yes and then just... didn't go"
A table was set. A name card was made. A chair sat empty in your honor.
"Set 7 alarms and snoozed all of them"
6:00. 6:09. 6:18. 6:27. Each one a broken promise. Each one a chance you declined.
"Took the last slice"
It sat there, alone, calling to you. You answered. You are the reason we can't have nice things.
"Wore a "scary" costume that was just your regular clothes"
You said you were "a person who has given up." Nobody laughed, but everyone understood.
"Compared siblings at the dinner table"
"Your brother never had this problem." Your brother was not at this table. He is at this table now. He was always at this table.
"Deception"
You told a story. Just not the true one. Not even close to the true one.
"Fanaticism"
You were so right about your thing that you forgot to be kind about it.
"Greed"
You had enough. Then you wanted more. Then more became the only thing.
"Left someone on read for 6 hours, then liked their message"
You were there. You were always there. The "like" is a confession.