Making My Son's Wish Come True

My son, Scott Gould, suddenly tells me that he has leukemia. Then, he goes on to say that his biggest wish is to see Ivanna Newman in a wedding dress.

My husband, Theodore Gould, agrees with Scott. "I'll hold a wedding with Ivanna. Once Scott is done with his treatment, we'll get remarried."

I gladly agree to the request and divorce Theodore.

Not long after, I learn from Scott's social media that he's attending the wedding of Theodore and his childhood sweetheart, Ivanna.

The caption he writes says, "I'm so happy for Dad. I can't help but shed tears for true love."

I smile and turn off my phone. Holding the hand of the person next to me, I board a plane to Wismuth.

After leaving the courthouse, the marriage certificate between Theodore Gould and me had been replaced with a divorce certificate. This meant our marriage had been officially terminated.

Our son, Scott Gould, and Ivanna Newman were both excited at the sight of the divorce certificate.

Scott eyed the divorce certificate like it was some new toy and said, "This is great, Ivanna. Now you can finally be with Dad."

After saying that, he realized that it sounded inappropriate. Quickly covering his mouth, he glanced at me nervously.

Theodore, noticing this, squeezed my hand and comforted me, "You will always be my wife. That won't change."

Ivanna's eyes reddened, and she said shyly, "I've put you in a tough spot, Janice. You both had to go through all this to fulfill my wish, even at this age."

I didn't say anything.

When Ivanna didn't receive any words of blessing from me, she made a great show of wanting to head back into the courthouse with Theodore and me in tow.

She said sadly, "Janice must be angry at me. Go back inside and annul your divorce. I don't wish to ruin your family."

Theodore and Scott hurried to comfort Ivanna.

Scott dragged me with all his might to make me stand in front of Ivanna. He tugged on my hand so hard that I nearly fell.

He demanded, "Mom, hurry and apologize to Ivanna. Tell her you're okay with it."

I rubbed my wrist, which was hurting from his grip, and asked him, "Now will you agree to be good and undergo your treatments?"

Scott's face paled momentarily before he nodded.

I said nothing more and simply turned around to hail a cab.

Scott tugged my hand lightly. "Mom, are you mad at me? I just thought Ivanna was pitiful because she waited for Dad all these years. I wanted to fulfill their wish."

I didn't respond and just tightened his coat around him. "The weather's getting cold. Take care of yourself."

Then, I turned and got in the car.

As I got in, I vaguely heard Theodore call out, "Janice, come home with us."

I slammed the car door shut with force, shutting out Theodore's voice along with it.

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