Amelia Waider

The Package

She sat at the kitchen table, eyes glossed over as she stared out the window. A small bluebird bounced around the deck outside, but she paid it no mind. Her thoughts were far in the past, ruminating over every moment of her relationship with her husband. The beginning had been so rich and vibrant, every moment a thrill, just as her mother had told her it should be. She remembered the first time he’d touched her hand and their first kiss, the humorous engagement and the disastrous wedding. What a story they’d woven together! Despite the multiple mishaps on that March 18th, the look on his face when he’d first seen her in her wedding dress would forever stay in her mind. To her, it was the purest and loveliest moment of their relationship.