Three years ago, Danny called me at two in the morning, absolutely certain the smoke alarm in his flat was broken. It was going off every thirty seconds. I drove across town in my pyjamas, ready to be a hero. The alarm was fine. He'd left a pizza in the oven and gone to watch football in the other room. That's my best mate — the man who can quote every offside rule ever written but cannot operate a timer.
I'm Marcus, for those who haven't had the pleasure. And I've known Danny for fifteen years, which means I've watched him lose the same set of car keys roughly four hundred times, argue with a self-service checkout like it owed him money, and confidently give directions that have never once been correct.
So you'll understand my concern when he told me he was getting married. I thought — who's going to find his keys now?
And then I met Priya. And it all made sense.
Because here's the thing about Danny that the pizza story hides. When my dad was in hospital two winters ago, Danny turned up every single day. No fuss, no announcement. He just sat there with me in that awful plastic chair and brought terrible coffee and made it bearable. That's who he actually is under all the chaos.
Priya, you saw that in him faster than anyone. You didn't try to fix the mess — you just quietly became the reason he's calmer, kinder, and, miraculously, on time to about sixty percent of things now.
I've watched him look at you across a room like he still can't believe his luck. Frankly, neither can I.
So raise your glasses. To Danny, who finally found something he'll never lose — and to Priya, who found him first.
To the happy couple.
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