Chocolate

 WRITING PROMPT: Chocolate 

This past week was the four year anniversary of my brother-in-law passing away. A month before he passed, as we were preparing to fly to Alabama, he asked me and Barry to bring some chocolate covered cinnamon bears. It was a weird request to us, they sell them at Walmart. We thought we would swing by the grocery store once we landed and pick up a giant bag. Upon arrival, a very disappointed brother explained that the brand "Sweets" is Utah-based and their candy isn't sold where they lived. We were devastated we couldn't grant the simple wish of someone dying of cancer, but we were new to Utah and didn't know it was local! He wasn't mad but sure let us know we were doofuses.

I still can't walk by chocolate cinnamon bears without feeling a little guilty. But those little bears also make me think about him every time too, so in a way, it's kind of a blessing. 

I miss you, John.