Trophy

From the get-go, he had everything going for him.

He was brought up in a wealthy family. Both of his parents played professional roles in society. He received the best education. He was good at sport and literally cruised through university. The longtime girlfriend he’d been dating since his first year at Uni would have to be described as a real looker. Leaving academia with a doctoral degree in the field of literary studies, he soon found a well-paid position in the corporate sector. His glamourous girlfriend became his trophy wife soon after. From that point on, life went swimmingly, with the purchase of a large house that they planned to fill with children when they considered the time was right. This, together with a car each and the installation of a swimming pool.

His problems began when it was found that for medical reasons the time would never be right for them to have children. As time went on with the ongoing research into other ways of starting a family, their relationship soured. Following several months of unpleasant bickering, they divorced. She found solace by marrying a merchant banker and moved abroad, while he found comfort in a twelve-year-old single malt scotch whisky. As a result, he became a severe alcoholic in less than a year.

Now, with his employment terminated, his unpaid domestic bills steadily mounting, and the business of feeding himself and maintaining his oversized dwelling becoming an increasing financial problem, he sits in a bleak and lonely room contemplating his demise.

He ruminates on how often he has been haunted by the thought that during that first year in Uni, he really should have paid more attention to the tubby girl with acne who was always particularly nice to him…

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