The Price of Autumn

Summary

When my buddy got married, I gave him five thousand dollars as a wedding gift.

My girlfriend, Claire, scoffed. "You barely make that in a month. Why are you playing the big shot?"

I explained that he was my childhood best friend, a brother to me. She just clicked her tongue and didn't say another word. That night, she secretly swapped the five thousand dollars in the envelope for five bucks.

The next day, my buddy, Mark, called me. "Evan, did you make a mistake with the envelope? Why is there only five dollars in here?"