TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH Part 2

‎Read the first part HERE I stared at Mike as if he had just told me he swallowed a frog or something. Really, it would have made more sense if that was what I heard especially considering what I thought I just heard. "I don't understand you", I said, meaning it. If I said I understood what my best friend was telling me at that moment, I would easily pass for a big-time liar. I looked at him closely wondering if he had probably had too much to...

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TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH

"Does anyone have a reason why these two should not be joined in holy matrimony?" My heart skipped a beat. Was this question really necessary? I winced. The instant silence that pervaded the massive enclosure was frustrating. I suppressed the urge to let out a sneeze. Even a rattling chair or a dropping coin would have punctured the silence considerably. Really, I could do without the attention. "Speak now or forever remain silent!" the bald and bespectacled Reverend Father finished. The discomfort I was feeling increased a tad. I hoped my...

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