grape

once when i was younger (10? 12?) i found bag of grape jolly ranchers for sale at some ridiculously low price (maybe 25 cents?). (in retrospect i imagine they had probably expired). but i bought them. it was a first for me, to have an entire bag of candy, all to myself. i didn't have to share it, or eat only one piece at a time. i may not have even told my parents i had it- it was my secret.

anyway, i think about this occasionally. such as today, when there is a big bowl of jolly ranchers in the break room, and i rummage through it, and take the two remaining grape ones.

it makes me happy.