1: extracting flavor by steeping ingredients in liquid over time.
2: when someone’s essence seeps into every part of your life until you can’t separate them from yourself.
The moment we’re half a block clear of Eliana’s building, Zeke starts in. “Ah.”
“Shut up,” I say immediately. I already know where he’s going and I want no part of it.
“I swear to God, for the love of all that is holy in this world, I will put a fist through your face if you keep making that infuriating f*****g—”
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, it all makes so much sense now!”
I keep my eyes forward, maintain my jogging pace and say nothing. The sidewalk stretches ahead. It is regretfully devoid of any Zeke-sized storm drains that might allow me to shove my best friend into the sewage-filled bowels of the city where he belongs.
