1989
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Back in 1989, Theo Wellis made a mistake: he ran from Luke, the man he loved. He’s regretted it ever since--especially because the man in question died more than twenty years ago. One lonely, drunken night, he gets the chance to change the past. Will he take it or run away once again?
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great short story of redoing life. Of having a second chance at love. A quick fast read
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1989 - Sam C. Leonhard
1989
THEO WELLIS had never kissed a man. Once, he’d been close, but had run away instead. Once, when he was twenty-two years old, his friend Luke had smiled at him in that daring way—and Theo, coward that he was, had turned and fled.
Once, back in 1989, there had been a chance for happiness, and Theo hadn’t taken it.
I’m drunk, he thought vaguely, eying the two glasses in front of him. Trying to grab the left one, he missed, realizing there was only one glass, and that he was even more drunk than he’d guessed.
It was late, and he was cold and lonely. Now he was on the wrong side of forty. He was unhappy, fat and old and ugly, and weak because he had stopped doing sports more than twenty years ago.
How long had he been here in this shabby little pub? Three hours? Five? Ten? Theo didn’t know, and he didn’t care, either. The place was warm, quiet, and the barman had sold him every drink he’d asked for.
Maybe, in another few hours, he would even forget why he was so unhappy.
Although—no. Unlikely. He’d been unhappy since 1989. A few shots of whisky (or a few bottles) surely couldn’t change that.
He sighed. Maybe it was time to go home. Then he laughed bitterly. Home. What a joke.
Another one,
he said, pushing his empty glass along the counter. It nearly slipped off the wooden surface, and only because the barman wasn’t busy tonight did he manage to catch it before it shattered on the dirty floor.
You sure?
the guy asked, looking at Theo dubiously. You look like you’ve had enough.
Yeah, I’m sure,
Theo said, trying to smile and failing. What he managed was a