The Unending Game of Lock and Key
"What gift would you love to receive on your birthday?" Mili asked. Not that she was planning to gift me anything, but still, she was curious. In case you didn't know, we're among that tribe of women who are no longer pampered with gifts. Nobody remembers our birthdays or anniversaries. No one even gets a passing thought to gift us something on special days. No guy stays up awake at night wondering what to gift us, what would make us jump up and down in delight, or what we would truly appreciate. Nobody cares anymore. We've been relegated to something like the TV that stays on in some households day and night. Nobody really pays attention to what's playing on that TV. Heck, most of the time, nobody even watches it. But still, it remains working. And one day, the TV quits. It stops. It's had enough of that non-stop work and neglect. People try banging it, kicking it, maybe even taking it apart and trying to make sense of what's inside. Finally, they...
