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They were closing already
Wendy stood up her legs s tift from waiting all day at the courthouse for Stanley People had come and gone around her but there was still no sign of him
She looked at the clerk Can I make one more phone call
The clerknoddedkindly.”You’vewaitedallday.We’llstayalittlelongerwithyou.Ifhereallywantstomarryyou,he’llshowup.Butifhedoesn’t,then maybeit’stimetostopwaiting.”
Wendy s voice trembled as she said Okay
She pulled out her phone and dialed Stanley s number again
The ringing echoed several times but still no answer A robotic female voice came through Sorry the number you have dialed cannot be reached at the moment Please try again later
Stanley still wasn t picking up
The clerk asked Is he coming
Wendy shook her head I don t think so
Another staff member walked over Well we have to close now The courthouse is locking up
Wendy nodded Alright thankyou all I ll leave now
Shesteppedoutside.
From behind her she overheard two employees whispering
“Thepoorwoman’sbeenwaitingallday!Honestly,themomentherfiancé waslate,Ialreadyfiguredhewouldn’tshow.Who’deverbelatetogettheirmarriagelicense?”
“Exactly!Ifhe’slateforsomethingthisimportant,itmeanshedoesn’treallycareaboutheror wanttomarryher.Sheshouldseriouslyrethinkthismarriage.”
She s so pretty Her fianc sure doesn t knowhow lucky he is
Thetwostaffmembersquietly defendedWendy.
Outside,thecoldwindbrushedagainstWendy’sface,sendingachillthroughher.Justwhen shehadbeenreadytoleavethepastbehindandstartfreshwith Stanley,hedousedherhopeswithabucketoficywater,extinguishingeverybitof warmthshefeltinside.
Suddenly a cheerful ring tone sounded Someone was calling her
CoulditbeStanley?
Wendy quickly grabbed her phone but it wasn t him It was Halsey
She felt a pang of disappointment but answered anyway Hey
Hey Did you get your license Congratulations
We haven t gotten the license yet
Halsey paused You haven t Why not Where are you I m coming to find you
Stanleywasstillinsidehisluxurycarwhenasharp painshotthroughhis head,likeitwasabouttoexplode.Soon,everything
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wentblack.
When he opened his eyes again darkness had fallen outside
Hesatupslowly,hisfacepale.Hehadnoidea whatwaswrongwithhisbody,orwhyhesuddenlyhadthispoundingheadache.
But right now none of that mattered Today was supposed to be the big daywhen he and Wendy got their marriage license But now it was already night The whole day was gone
Where was Wendy now Was she still waiting for him at the courthouse
Stanleystartedtheengineandspedoff,hiscarweavingquicklythroughthestreets towardthecourthouse.
Half an hour later he arrived and hurried out of the car Wendy Wendy
There was no sign of her outside
The courthouse doors were locked tight Stanley pounded
Soon a staff member appeared and looked at him
Hello What are you doing here
on them Is anyone in there Please someone
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