Dying and Being Reborn Together
After being married for seven years, my husband, Samuel Ford, falls for Maggie Burner, his company's new accountant. He says, "It's only upon meeting her that I realize what love is."
For the sake of his love, he allows Maggie to anger my aunt, who's gravely ill. She subsequently dies. He also stands by and watches as Maggie locks our four-year-old daughter in the car, leading to her asphyxiation.
I lose all hope in life and ram my car at Samuel and Maggie. We die together.
When I open my eyes, I realize that I've traveled seven years into the past. It's me and Samuel's wedding day. The officiant gives a speech, then asks, "Do you, Samuel Ford, take Penelope Waterworth to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do you part?"
Samuel is taken aback. Then, he flings my hand aside and says coldly, "No, I don't."
I lower my head to conceal the emotions in my eyes. What a coincidence—I don't want to marry him, either.
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