Dear Dayquil,

What happened? Where is the love? Once, when we first began, I knew it could never be serious. We could never be together more than a few days at a time, you had your life, I had mine, but those days! Talk about hot! And, I knew you cared. We were a team! When the bad times hit, I only needed 1 of your lovely orange gel thingees to feel human again. Only 1, and I could work, breathe, stay awake--you know, like you promised? You seemed to really care then. I thought you'd always be there. What did I do wrong? I did what you wanted... recommended you to my friends, introduced you to my family, I even used you to keep people coming to work when, really? they needed to stay home. Sharing you has never been easy, but we looked out for each other and you were always there for me, every time. Until today.

Was it a perceived lack of faith? Was it that I eschewed my usual single capsule and went straight for the double, the recommended two gel caps? Do you not see how miserable I am? That it wasn't lack of faith, but an undeniable need to drown myself in your squishy, orange relief? What made you turn your back and leave me like this? With a stuffed head, packed sinuses and no chance of getting any sleep? I've had to turn to your scary older brother and let him take care of me. Yes, it's that bad. I've gone over to the green guy and I belong to him now and I'll never be able to get away... and I'm not even sorry! I have kids now, babe. I gotta get some sleep. This is the big time.

You think about what I've said and we'll talk again in the morning. I just want to say, I don't know if you can ever make it up to me.


[Sniff. Cough],

Jamie