Everyone is entitled to their own mistakes.
The other comes in not long after, her face dark and her eyes clouded with a simmering kind of anger. They circle each other warily and the tension in the air is palatable. I wonder if things between them will ever be the same.
The wedding was scheduled for later this month but then unexpectedly held over the weekend, a well kept secret that caught everyone by surprise. The younger sister was not included - she openly disapproves and doesn't trust her new brother in law - thinks he's a user and a taker with a carefully cultivated public image that conceals his real nature. Her feelings are quietly shared by her mother and her niece but only she speaks out to say that the marriage is a trick, a scam, and will end badly. Her instincts to protect her older sister are strong and she won't be edited or hushed up. Honesty may be the best policy but there are times it can drive a wedge between people, even those bound by sisterhood.
He makes her cry, she tells me bitterly, And I won't have it.
Whatever he is or isn't, whatever his intentions might or might not be, sisterhood has taken a back seat to marriage vows, at least for the time being. Interference is tricky and treacherous ground and it's best to step lightly, think before you speak, and leave no trace. No matter the motivation, being forced into a choice is unwise and is likely to have consequences you can't foresee.
He makes her cry, she tells me again, her face tight and pale with anger, He isn't who she thinks he is. She slams a clenched fist into her desk. She's going to be hurt. Again.
I suspect she's right.
But the thing is, we're all entitled to make our own mistakes.
We're also entitled not to learn from them.
The wedding was scheduled for later this month but then unexpectedly held over the weekend, a well kept secret that caught everyone by surprise. The younger sister was not included - she openly disapproves and doesn't trust her new brother in law - thinks he's a user and a taker with a carefully cultivated public image that conceals his real nature. Her feelings are quietly shared by her mother and her niece but only she speaks out to say that the marriage is a trick, a scam, and will end badly. Her instincts to protect her older sister are strong and she won't be edited or hushed up. Honesty may be the best policy but there are times it can drive a wedge between people, even those bound by sisterhood.
He makes her cry, she tells me bitterly, And I won't have it.
Whatever he is or isn't, whatever his intentions might or might not be, sisterhood has taken a back seat to marriage vows, at least for the time being. Interference is tricky and treacherous ground and it's best to step lightly, think before you speak, and leave no trace. No matter the motivation, being forced into a choice is unwise and is likely to have consequences you can't foresee.
He makes her cry, she tells me again, her face tight and pale with anger, He isn't who she thinks he is. She slams a clenched fist into her desk. She's going to be hurt. Again.
I suspect she's right.
But the thing is, we're all entitled to make our own mistakes.
We're also entitled not to learn from them.
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