Miss Vicki awakes during the night to find that Bubba is not in their bed.
She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She sees Bubba
sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front him.
He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he
wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of coffee.
"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room. "Why
are you down here at this time of night?"
Bubba looks up, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating,
and you were only 17?" he asks solemnly.
Miss Vicki is touched, .... she hadn't realized Bubba is so caring and sensitive.
"Yes, I do," she replies.
Bubba pauses. The words are not coming easily, Bubba's voice was cracking, trying to choke back tears. "Do you remember
when you father caught us in the back seat of my car?"
"Yes, I remember," says Miss Vicki, lowering herself into a chair beside
him.
Bubba continues..."Do you remember when he shoved a shotgun in my
face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail
for 20 years'."
"I remember that too", Miss Vicki replies softly.
Bubba wipes another tear from his cheek and says... "I would have gotten
out today!"
She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She sees Bubba
sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front him.
He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he
wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of coffee.
"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room. "Why
are you down here at this time of night?"
Bubba looks up, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating,
and you were only 17?" he asks solemnly.
Miss Vicki is touched, .... she hadn't realized Bubba is so caring and sensitive.
"Yes, I do," she replies.
Bubba pauses. The words are not coming easily, Bubba's voice was cracking, trying to choke back tears. "Do you remember
when you father caught us in the back seat of my car?"
"Yes, I remember," says Miss Vicki, lowering herself into a chair beside
him.
Bubba continues..."Do you remember when he shoved a shotgun in my
face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail
for 20 years'."
"I remember that too", Miss Vicki replies softly.
Bubba wipes another tear from his cheek and says... "I would have gotten
out today!"