The secrets we sip on: What we share over cocktails vs. what we keep inside

The last time me, Shayla and Rachel went out was a decade ago. Feels like a decade. But all of us have realized that we have grown up and arent kids no more. It has been like a month or so since all of us together as a trio had gone out for drinks.

It is always when we are sipping a drink that all our secrets spill out. Why is it that we can confess our most intimate secrets over a martini but hesitate to share it if not? Do cocktails serve as liquid courage, like some supernatural thing? Or do they create a temporary intimacy that fades with the buzz? 

It was this day that Rachel confessed that she had never liked Frank like that or was ready for a relationship with him.. We were all shocked since she got a ring within a week of dating. Thats when the drink in my hand and the drink near Shaylas mouth got kept. We needed to know everything. 

But why are we even surprised? It is this day that I realized that I too like men in that way. Love has never worked out for the three of us. The men in our life either cheats, addicted to drugs or girls or end up being mentally not ready. 

It didnt matter to us what Rachel said, as we are not the type to judge about anything what each of us do. But does Rachel still like him or not? This is something all of us would know the next time we meet. I think these secrets are what makes our relationship stronger even though we dont meet as often. Rachel is doing nursing while im working and getting my degree on psychology. Shayla is doing pharmacy. The famous trio, are we really that busy or are we just grown up and in the phase where we lose our most closest friends?

The thought of losing my friends really creates a toll on me... but will i be okay?

Even though we dont meet as often, we still update eachother on whats happening or the latest "tea". I think we will be fine. 

The best secrets are like the best cocktails.. they are shaken, not stirred, with just the right amount and mix of truth and discretion.