The Orange Skittle

A while ago, Adam was sitting on the couch next to me eating some skittles. He offered me a skittle holding one of each color in his hand. I picked one without really thinking about which color I grabbed. A few minutes later, he again offered a skittle holding one of each color in his hand. Again I grabbed one without paying attention to which color I picked. I had picked an orange skittle both times. Adam asked, "Is orange your favorite then?"

I explained that orange was not my favorite. I didn't really have a favorite, I just picked a skittle without thinking about the color.

A few minutes later, Adam again offered skittles. Without paying attention, I picked a skittle. Orange. Again.

We both burst out laughing. Throughout the evening, Adam continued to offer skittles. I was very deliberate in picking a different color skittle each time.

Whenever Adam is eating skittles, he still tries to catch me off guard. Today, he put one skittle of each color in his hand. I started laughing even though he was just picking them out for himself.

Adam's original purpose in offering the skittles was to find out more about me. (What was my favorite color of skittle?) He often asks questions to find out more about me but frequently isn't satisfied with the answers I give (if I answer). The orange skittle has come t0 symbolize Adam's never ending search for the answers to the questions I don't know how to answer.