A woman awakes during the night to find that her
husband is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes
downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen
table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to
be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches
as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his
coffee.
"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps
into the room, "Why are you down here at this time of
night?"
The husband looks up from his coffee. "Do you
remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only
16?" he asks solemnly.
"Yes I do," she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily.
"Do you remember when your father caught us in the back
seat of my car?"
"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself
into a chair beside him.
The husband continues. "Do you remember when he
shoved the shotgun in my face and said, either you marry my
daughter, or I'll send you to jail for 20 years?"
"I remember that too," she replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I
would have gotten out today."
husband is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes
downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen
table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to
be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches
as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his
coffee.
"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps
into the room, "Why are you down here at this time of
night?"
The husband looks up from his coffee. "Do you
remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only
16?" he asks solemnly.
"Yes I do," she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily.
"Do you remember when your father caught us in the back
seat of my car?"
"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself
into a chair beside him.
The husband continues. "Do you remember when he
shoved the shotgun in my face and said, either you marry my
daughter, or I'll send you to jail for 20 years?"
"I remember that too," she replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I
would have gotten out today."