The weather was chilly and I had put on a chocolate brown dress with my favourite red sweater. I was cheerful because it was going to be a lovely weekend with my boyfriend of five years. He had called me the day before and informed me that he would be coming back earlier than he had planned. So he would make up for forgetting my birthday. In my excitement, I forgot that he's the best at making excuses last minute. Therefore, the pain that I was feeling at that moment was actually due to my...