Chapter 6: Rings
The precious marriage license was in their possession now. The only thing remaining was to wait outside the justice of the peace’s office for the previous couple to finish up. In only a few minutes, they would be married and Bonnie could breathe a sigh of relief.
Bonnie put a hand on her chest and felt her heart. It was beating strong and solid as far as she could tell. She could almost believe there wasn’t anything wrong with it at all. A flicker of worry crossed through her mind. She had lived her whole life thinking she was healthy and normal. She’d never guessed that anything was really wrong with her. Apparently, though, the heart whose beat she was feeling right now had been ready to betray her at any time. It had been broken from the beginning.
It was hard not to
