CHAPTER THREE
Saturday passed in a whirlwind of activity for Sally. The wedding rehearsal was scheduled for four-thirty in the afternoon; it was to be followed by a dinner for the bridesmaids and ushers. She felt awkward when she met d**k at the church that afternoon; she had planned to apologize to him, to hold him and have him hold her. Yet, the second she saw him, an unwanted thought boiled up in her mind: He is going to hurt me tomorrow night... I know it!
Dick, however, surprised her by apologizing for his short behaviour the night before. He seemed somehow different today -- more relaxed and at ease. Abruptly, Sue felt all her doubts dissipating. He was to be her husband; he would protect her. He would never knowingly hurt her.
And so the rehearsal passed, and Sue was in a glow of
