20 Years Later… He Finally Realized What He Escaped
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night and realizes that her husband is not lying next to her. She slips into her dressing gown and goes downstairs to see where he is.
She finds him in the kitchen. He’s sitting in front of a cup of coffee, staring at the wall and looking completely exhausted.
She sees him wipe away a tear as he takes a sip of coffee.
— Honey, what’s wrong?
He raises his gaze, looks at her seriously, and asks in a deliberate voice:
— Do you remember back then, 20 years ago? We met secretly; you were just 16.
— Yes, of course, she says.
He hesitates; the words seem difficult for him to find.
— Do you remember when your father caught us in the car – in the back seat?
— Yes, I remember, she says, and sits down next to him.
He continues:
— And do you remember how he held the g*n to my temple and said, “Either you marry my daughter, or you go to prison for 20 years”?
— I remember that too, she says quietly.
He wipes away another tear and says:
— I would have been fired today.
