Mechanic
August 30th, 2003, 04:10 AM
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."
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."