On Good Friday, April 14, Alice joined Johnny at Mass in Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church. The organ music gave her shivers, the strains striking a chord deep within her. The sun"s colored rays slanted through the stained glass windows like jewels, throwing patterns of soft pinks and greens on the stone floor. The sweet fragrances of incense and candle wax permeated the air.
“Johnny, this is what it"s going to be like on our wedding day,” she whispered to him as she slipped her arm through his and they walked down the aisle together toward the altar. “Imagine us walking up the aisle just like this as husband and wife.”
“I can"t wait, darlin",” he replied, and they slipped into a pew. She snuggled up to him, gazing around, awestruck at the church"s majestic beauty. Her eyes followe
