He Will Die Way Before You Do
She was shy, quiet, unassuming
pretty with red hair and freckles
she had just graduated from high school
made no extra noise
He was thirty-one
had never been married
also quiet
maybe had never had a date
no one is sure who asked whom out
her friends were askance “That old man! He’ll die way before you do!”
He and she dated for six months
Then they married
Had two children
A good life together
Three grandchildren
She got cancer and passed away a few years ago.
He is still around, still sad.
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