Mr. And Mrs. Mallard's Short Story Of An Hour

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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard started the day like any other: Mrs. Mallard started brewing some coffee while Mr. Mallard opened up the paper that was delivered to the door earlier that morning. “There had been a large plane crash in California yesterday night” commented Mr. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard couldn’t help but whisper “Sometimes I wish that would happen to you” under her breath, but thankfully Mr. Mallard hadn’t heard.

There has always been some obstacles in the couples relationship since the beginning, but they always found a way to get passed them. Mr. Mallard liked things a certain way, and if he didn’t get what he wanted, he would get quite enraged. Poor Mrs. Mallard would end up with multiple bruises and scars, especially in the beginning of their relationship. She learned to accept this one large piece of baggage he carried, because all of his other traits was everything she could have asked for in a husband. Of course they both loved each other, or else they wouldn’t have made it all these years.
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Mallard went off to work, without a kiss or a goodbye; there wasn’t anything unusual about this. The daily chores were completed throughout the day by Mrs. Mallard. A day passed and it was now afternoon, Mrs. Mallard prepared dinner, waiting for Mr. Mallard to walk through the door. “Hmm, I wonder where he could be, he’s half an hour later than usual. The food is starting to get cold” she thought to herself. Mrs. Mallard sticks her head out the front door to see if Mr. Mallard’s car was coming, but instead she found her sister, Josephine, and her husband’s friend, Richards. This was an odd, yet pleasant, surprise. She invited them both in for some coffee and dessert, but couldn’t help but notice the distress in both of their

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