A Speedy Trial
“Speed dating. Win some lose some. Ever married?”
“Yes. Twice.”
“I keep in touch with my ex wife. We get along fine.”
“I just found out my first husband is dying. I haven’t seen him for over thirty five years.”
“I’m sorry to hear that. Did you have children together?”
“Yep. Twin boys.”
“Do they have a relationship with him?”
“It’s not that deep. Very casual. He left about three months after their birth.”
“Did he remarry?”
“That’s a stupid question. Why would he be married, he’s dying.”
“……………………….”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“……………………….”
“Well?”
“Soooooo, why did you, aaaah, leave your first husband?”
“He was diagnosed with MS. I wasn’t going to spend the rest of my life taking care of him. See, it took him over thirty years to die, so I made the right choice.”
“………………… ah……WOW! I guess For Better or Worse…..—
“Don’t judge me!”
Times up. Men, move one seat to your right
“Good luck, hope you find….”
’Yeah. Whatever."