My Dad, Sidelined at My Wedding
"We have a room full of guests out there. Do you really need to turn everything into a scene?"
Before I could answer, Dad stood up. He wiped the blood from his hand with his sleeve and tucked it behind his back.
"Sadie, stop asking." His voice was very quiet.
"If they're not going to mention me, that's fine. I don't care about that kind of thing."
He looked at me and managed a smile. "I just want you to be happy. That's enough for me."
I looked at that smile, and the words died in my throat. His sleeve was damp, there was blood on his hand, and the spot on his lapel where the red flower should have been pinned was bare, with nothing left but a tiny hole where the pin had gone through.