Post by 340wby on Sept 20, 2005 9:15:01 GMT -5
A woman awakes during the night to find
that her husband was not in their bed.
She puts on her robe and goes downstairs
to look for him. She finds him sitting at
the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee
in front of him. He appears to be in deep
thought, just staring at the wall. She
watches as he wiped 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.
The wife is touched to tears thinking
that her husband is so caring and
sensitive. "Yes, I do" she replies.
The husband paused. The words were not
coming easily. "Do you remember when
your father caught us in the back seat
of my car ?"
"Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering
herself into a chair beside him. The
husband continued. "Do you remember when
he shoved the shotgun in my face and said,
either you marry my daughter, or I will
send you to jail for 20 years ?"
"I remember that too" she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and
said......"I would have gotten out today."
