Just Take the Damn Drink

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“What kind of gingerbread drinks do you have?”

“I’ve got a gingerbread latte,” the barista said.

Sold. I didn’t even ask how much it cost. I didn’t care. I hadn’t been to a Starbucks in a year.

“Do you want ice in that?”

“Mmm…no thanks.”

That morning the weather app said the high was going to reach 83. And indeed, I…