The Wedding
Uri and Udi were still in the Army, arrogant party boys. Udi planned to marry Lisa, and Uri patiently waited to marry me.
Udi and I had become strangers. I completely pushed him out of my life. When I went to celebrate Shabbat and holidays at our parents’, I made sure he was not around. But when he was, he walked on tiptoes.
I was happy with my independent life. Serving in the Army allowed me to blossom. I became an officer, and my confidence grew. As an officer, I was required to enlist for an extra year. The money was good, I was happy with my job, and I signed up for two more years. I had a place to stay on the base, and I enrolled in law school.
After scoring high on all my tests during the first semester, I was called into the dean’s office.
“Ossi, I knew from day one
