Just to clarify: each chapter is a different story and they do not have direct connections. If two chapters do, I'll state that in an author's note! :)
... in which Dan regrets things
I'm sometimes wondering how different my life would be if I didn't quit university. By now probably I'd be sitting in an office, practising corporate law or something. Sometimes I regret though. I mean not that law thing. But sometimes, when I'm extremely bored, I kinda regret not having a degree. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, it is the best job ever, but having a degree can prove non-believers wrong. I get told a lot that I only do YouTube because I'm not smart enough to have a real career.
Sometimes I even catch myself looking at university websites. Phil doesn't know about this and there's no need telling him, because I'm not going back. But yeah, I envy him. He has his degrees, and I know having a degree is not a requirement, but still. Yeah, I regret it.
Later that night, when we're sitting in the living room, watching telly and Tumbling, I have to ask him.
'Do you think I fucked up when I dropped out of university?'
'No!' He says immediately. He looks at me, puzzled. 'Why would you think that?'
'I don't know. I was just thinking, I guess.'
He quietly giggles a bit. 'It's never good if you think.'
'Oi, shut up, man!' I laugh.
Lately, I've been regretting many things. First university (but that faded now), and now some other thing.
'Phiiiil!' I shout. 'Philip!'
'Whaa…' He can barely catch his breath. 'What is it, Dan?'
'When you ask me if I'm hungry and I say no, you have to give me food anyways.'
'What?'
'I'm hungry.'
'Jesus, Dan. I thought you were having a heart attack or one of your limbs decided to break up with you.'
'I'm hungry.' I say again, pouting like a kid.
This time my regret is that when Phil ate something like half an hour ago, I didn't want anything. But now I'm starving.
Phil sighs, possibly wanting to kill me. 'Subway?'
'Subway.'
