Man and Wife

[Fiction] A wedding in an alternate universe:

“‘That’s the good news,’ Dad said. ‘He’s gone ahead and asked for your hand. And we’ve agreed to it.’

“My mother put down the knife and finished off her champagne. I wanted no more of mine.

“‘Well, don’t be so excited,’ said Dad. ‘Do you understand what I’m saying? You’re going to be a wife. You’re going to live with Mr. Middleton, and he’s going to take care of you, for the rest of your life. And, one day, when we’re very old, he’ll help out your mother and me, too.'”

Source: Missouri Review
Published: Jun 1, 2007
Length: 34 minutes (8,596 words)
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