After work, we spent the remaining day at the local fair, laughing as we tried to win oversized stuffed animals at rigged carnival games. Alex astonished me by winning a gigantic teddy bear, which now sat in the nook of my room, wearing the absurd sunglasses we had purchased on a whim. The day was coming to an end, and I could boldly declare it had been one of my best since birth.

We were enjoying a movie in the living room when I began to feel tired.

"I think I should go to bed," I admitted, hiding a yawn.

Alex glanced at his phone. "So soon? It's barely past...