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.'