3 Fridays

"On that first Friday, I cursed fate and berated the gods. Why did fate always toy with me so? Why had we not met earlier? Why must I have become a dying man when our paths crossed with one another?

On that second Friday, I questioned fate and the tale it had woven for me. What was the purpose of our meeting if we were going to part soon? What did it want me to experience, if not grief and regret?

But on that third Friday, I understood fate at last and thanked it from the bottom of my heart. This was a spark of color meant to paint this world of mine that had been muted for so long. This was a brief yet thoughtful blessing, immense happiness bestowed upon me in this short life of mine."

Young bartender Gong Jun had been working peacefully in the new bar he'd recently been employed to. One day, on one of his Friday night shifts, a charming customer came to his bar. The man's name was Zhang Zhehan, a successful author who preferred to hide himself away from the spotlight.

The two of them drew closer. Every Friday night, Zhang Zhehan would come to visit him and they would talk all night over drinks. After the third Friday, however, Zhang Zhehan suddenly stopped coming.